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Graphite is most likely used in
a) automobiles
b) pencils
c) soda cans
d) batteries

A student is testing the specific gravity of a mineral sample that she found. She knows that the sample is either galena, gold, pyrite, or silver. It is most likely important for this student to learn the type of mineral has has because
a) silver and galena both contain a metallic luster
b) galena is a renewable resource
c) gold and silver are profitable minerals
d) pyrite can be used as a petroleum additive

Minerals found in Virginia include
a) Quartzite and slate
b) schist and tar sands
c) pyrite and mica
d) diamonds and rubies

The major mineral forming element in the Earth's crust is
a) Silicone
b) Silicon
c) Quartz
d) Hydrogen

Diamonds are used for wedding rings and
a) educational applications
b) optical applications
c) toothpaste
d) cutting and drilling parts

Gravel and sand are used for?
a) optical applications
b) educational applications
c) building applications
d) magnetic applications

The most abundant group of minerals found in the Earth's crust are the?
a) inorganics
b) silicates
c) non-silicates
d) organics

Which mineral is commonly used as table salt?
a) Halite
b) Calcite
c) Apatite
d) Hematite

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid substance with a definite chemical composition and structure is called?
a) a building block of crystals
b) a mineral
c) a rock
d) an inorganic matrix

Which of the following terms is NOT used to describe luster?
a) Metallic
b) Glassy
c) Pearly
d) Beautiful

The streak test that is used to identify minerals involves studying the
a) mineral's crystals with a microscope.
b) heated mineral's color as it cools.
c) appearance of the mineral under fluorescent light.
d) color of the powdered form of the mineral.

What is the method of identification that involves only visual observations of the mineral?
a) Luster
b) Density
c) Melting Point
d) Hardness

Which of these mineral properties cannot be used to identify a mineral?
a) Mass
b) Hardness
c) Streak
d) Luster

Which mineral is easily identified by smell?
a) Quartz
b) Pyrite
c) Sulfur
d) Galena

Students want to identify a rock in a nearby field. Which of the following properties would be most useful in identifying the unknown rock?
a) Specific weight
b) Color
c) Smell
d) Mineral Content

Cyanite (Al2SiO5), quartz (SiO2), and leucite (KAlSi2O6) may be grouped together because they all contain
a) Silicon
b) Potassium
c) Aluminum
d) Carbon

The color left behind when a mineral is rubbed against a rough surface is called its
a) imprint
b) residual color
c) trace
d) streak

In the gold rush of 1849, prospectors found a yellow mineral that appeared to be gold, but was harder and more brittle than gold. What is this mineral that came to be called 'fools gold?'
a) pyrite
b) sulfur
c) copper
d) calcite

Which mineral has a metallic luster, a black streak, and is an ore of iron?
a) Galena
b) Graphite
c) Magnetite
d) Pyrozene

Which of the following is a major rock-forming mineral?
a) Feldspar
b) Sulfur
c) Hematite
d) Magnetite

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