Minerals Exam
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This exam is to assess mineral identification.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What mineral is the hardest known substance in nature?
- A.
Muscovite
- B.
Native gold
- C.
Diamond
- D.
Silicate
Correct Answer
C. Diamond -
- 2.
A silicate tetrahedron is surrounded by ________.
- A.
4 oxygen atoms
- B.
6 sodium atoms
- C.
6 oxygen atoms
- D.
4 sodium atoms
Correct Answer
A. 4 oxygen atoms -
- 3.
All silicate minerals contain which two elements?
- A.
Silicon and oxygen
- B.
Oxygen and carbon
- C.
Iron and silicon
- D.
Silicon and sodium
Correct Answer
A. Silicon and oxygen -
- 4.
Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given to the hardest?
- A.
5
- B.
0
- C.
1
- D.
10
Correct Answer
D. 10 -
- 5.
Minerals have different properties that help scientists identify them. Which is not a property used to identify minerals?
- A.
Hardness
- B.
Luster
- C.
Size
- D.
Color
Correct Answer
C. Size -
- 6.
Where are most minerals found?
- A.
Earth's inner core
- B.
Earth's outer core
- C.
In outer space
- D.
Earth's crust
Correct Answer
D. Earth's crust -
- 7.
You can identify a mineral by only using one property.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 8.
Which one of the following describes a mineral's response to surface breakage?
- A.
Streak
- B.
Luster
- C.
Crystal form
- D.
Cleavage
Correct Answer
D. Cleavage -
- 9.
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
- A.
A mineral is more valuable
- B.
A rock can be made of minerals
- C.
A rock is prettier
- D.
Choices A and B
Correct Answer
D. Choices A and B -
- 10.
Which of the following is an example of a mineral resource?
- A.
Sand
- B.
Petroleum
- C.
Gold
- D.
All answers apply
Correct Answer
D. All answers apply -
- 11.
. Name this mineral that has a property of double refraction.
Correct Answer
calcite - 12.
Name this mineral. It is second hardest to a diamond.
Correct Answer
corundum - 13.
Name this mineral. It is the official mineral of Illinois.
Correct Answer
fluorite - 14.
Name this mineral. It is extremely dense.
Correct Answer
galena - 15.
Name this mineral. There are paperclips attached to it do to its magnetic properties
Correct Answer
magnetite - 16.
Name this mineral. It cleaves paper thin.
Correct Answer
muscovite mica - 17.
Name this mineral. It has a distince color and cleavage.
Correct Answer
feldspar - 18.
Name this mineral. It's color is very distinctive.
Correct Answer
pyrite - 19.
Name this mineral. It has a very distinct smell.
Correct Answer
sulfur - 20.
Name this mineral. It is often found in a powder form for its everyday use.
Correct Answer
talc - 21.
What color streak would this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)
Correct Answer
yellow - 22.
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Correct Answer
nonmetallic - 23.
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
Correct Answer
facture - 24.
What is the common name for this mineral?
Correct Answer
fool's gold - 25.
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
Correct Answer
fracture - 26.
What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)
Correct Answer
black - 27.
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Correct Answer
greater than 5 - 28.
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
Correct Answer
fracture - 29.
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Correct Answer
metallic - 30.
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Correct Answer
greater than 5 - 31.
. What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Correct Answer
nonmetallic - 32.
. Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
Correct Answer
cleave - 33.
. Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Correct Answer
less than 5 - 34.
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Correct Answer
nonmetallic - 35.
What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless) (white, black, yellow or colorless)(white, black, yellow or colorless)(white, black, yellow or colorless) ( (white( (white, black, yellow or colorless) (white, black, yellow or colorless
Correct Answer
white - 36.
What is a distinguishing property of this mineral when it is felt?
Correct Answer
greasy - 37.
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
Correct Answer
fracture - 38.
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?.
Correct Answer
cleave - 39.
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Correct Answer
metallic - 40.
What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)
Correct Answer
black - 41.
Does this mineral come in only one color?(yes or no)
Correct Answer
no - 42.
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Correct Answer
less than 5 - 43.
Does this mineral cleave or fracture?
Correct Answer
cleave - 44.
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Correct Answer
less than 5 - 45.
How many directions does this mineral cleave? (1, 2 or 3)
Correct Answer
1 - 46.
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Correct Answer
nonmetallic - 47.
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Correct Answer
greater than 5 - 48.
What type of luster does this mineral have metallic or nonmetallic?
Correct Answer
nonmetallic - 49.
What color streak does this mineral have? (white, black, yellow or colorless)
Correct Answer
colorless - 50.
Is this mineral's hardness greater or less than 5?
Correct Answer
greater than 5
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