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- 1. Multiple Choice
What tool do you use to test a mineral's hardness?
water
clay tiles
nail
penlight
- 2. Multiple Choice
What tool do you use to test a mineral's true color?
water
clay tiles
nail
penlight
- 3. Multiple Choice
What tool helps you determine if a mineral is opaque, transparent, or translucent?
water
clay tiles
nail
penlight
- 4. Multiple Choice
A precious stone that has been cut or polished.
fossil
cleavage
gem
luster
- 5. Multiple Choice
What tool helps us determine the true color or smell of a mineral?
water
clay tiles
nail
penlight
- 6. Multiple Choice
The way a mineral reflects light.
fossil
gem
cleavage
luster
- 7. Multiple Choice
Sedimentary rocks may have these remains of an organism inside of it.
cleavage
gem
luster
fossil
- 8. Multiple Choice
What makes a test of minerals a "fair test?"
You test each mineral differently
You test the mineral with a magnet
You test each mineral the same exact way
You test the mineral with a nail
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the softest mineral?
feldspar
muscovite
talc
diamond
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the hardest mineral?
graphite
fluorite
diamond
gypsum
- 11. Multiple Choice
A table is considered...
Opaque
Translucent
Transparent
- 12. Multiple Choice
A window is considered...
opaque
translucent
transparent
- 13. Multiple Choice
This type of rocks is made up of layers that are cemented together.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
- 14. Multiple Choice
This type of rock can be changed by heat, pressure, and water.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
- 15. Multiple Choice
What color is the mineral sample sulfur?
Green
White
Yellow
Brown
- 16. Multiple Choice
This type of rock is formed when melted rock cools.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
- 17. Multiple Choice
Using a penlight to observe if light passes through a mineral is what kind of test?
Light
Luster
Magnetism
Streak
- 18. Multiple Choice
If a mineral breaks into a defined shape, such as a cube, it has...
Cleavage
Fracture
- 19. Multiple Choice
Minerals can be found in medicines.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
The hardness of a mineral is measured by a scale known as...
Luster scale
Hardness scale
Moh's scale
Transmissivity scale
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