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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral'shardnessspecific gravitylusterstreak
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral'slusterstreakcleavagefracture
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?streaklusterhardnessheft
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich test is not reliable in identifying mineralsstreaklusterspecific gravitycolor
- 5. Multiple ChoiceBreakage along smooth, flat planesfracturecleavagestreakore
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBreakage along rough or jagged edgescleavagefracturestreakluster
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMetallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.streakcolorlustercleavage
- 8. Multiple Choice
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?FractureCleavageGlassyWaxy - 9. Multiple ChoiceA mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?FractureCleavageGlassyWaxy
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich mineral property is being shown here?lusterhardnesscleavagestreak
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these minerals is softer than glass?TopazCorundumCalciteOrthoclase
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCan a glass plate scratch apatite?YesNo
- 13. Multiple ChoiceCan a penny scratch fluorite?YesNo
- 14. Multiple Choice
Use the mineral identification sheet, given to you in class, to complete the following problem.
A reddish brown mineral was found. It has a gray streak and can be scratched by a fingernail. What mineral is it?
copper
talc
Bauxite
corundum
- 15. Multiple Choice
Use the mineral identification sheet, given to you in class, to complete the following problem.
A mineral was found with a metallic luster. It was yellow in color and had a greenish black streak. Is it gold?
yes
no
- 16. Multiple Choice
Use the mineral identification sheet, given to you in class, to complete the following problem.
A mineral was found that can be scratched by quartz but not fluorite. It is green in color but has a colorless streak. What mineral is it?
Bauxite
Garnet
Hornblende
Feldspar
- 17. Multiple Choice
Use the mineral identification sheet, given to you in class, to complete the following problem.
This mineral has a nonmetallic luster. It is colorless with a colorless streak. A fingernail cannot scratch it and it cannot scratch a fingernail. What mineral is it?
Halite
Muscovite
Galena
Calcite
- 18. Multiple Choice
Use the mineral identification sheet, given to you in class, to complete the following problem.
This mineral can be scratched by hornblende but is harder than sulfur. It is pink with a white streak. What is it?
Dolomite
Gypsum
Feldspar
Chromite
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA mineral must by formed by ___________.processes that occur in the natural worldprocesses that occur in the human world
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA mineral must be a___________.solidliquidgas
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA mineral must be ___________.organicinorganic
- 22. Multiple Choice
A crystalline structure means
disorderly internal structure
atoms or ions are arranged in an orderly repetitive manner
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is molten rock that has reached Earth's surface?MagmaLava
- 24. Multiple Choice
One way that minerals form is by the crystallization of cooling
magma.
water.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceSome minerals form when solutions ___________.evaporateboil
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