Minerals quiz - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which two minerals are commercial sources of iron?

galena and graphite

muscovite and biotite mica

garnet and flourite

hematite and magnetite

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which three minerals are most likely used in the construction of a house?

graphite, pyrite, and halite

garnet, galena, and sulfur

talc, amphibole, and fluorite

selenite gypsum, dolomite, and muscovite mica

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which mineral might scratch the mineral fluorite, but would not scratch the mineral amphibole?

brucite

magnesite

carnallite

olivine

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which element, found in both biotite mica and muscovite mica, makes up the greatest percent by volume of Earth's crust?

nitrogen

oxygen

potassium

silicon

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which mineral is commonly used as an abrasive?

garnet

halite

sulfur

graphite

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which two properties are most useful in distinguishing between galena and halite?

cleavage and color

luster and color

hardness and streak

streak and cleavage

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which mineral is commonly mined as a source of the element lead (Pb)?

galena

quartz

magnetite

gypsum

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which chemical formula represents the composition of a mineral that usually exhibits fracture, not cleavage?

Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

NaCl

CaCO₃

(Fe, Mg)₂SiO₄

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The crystal shape and type of cleavage of these two minerals are determined mainly by minerals'

color and type of luster

streak and hardness

composition and atomic arrangement

density and magnetism

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which physical property can be observed in this photograph?

cleavage

hardness

magnetism

streak

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Moh's scale arranges minerals according to their relative

resistance to breaking

resistance to scratching

specific heat

specific gravity

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The diagram below shows the results of one test for mineral identification. Which mineral property is being tested?

luster

density

fracture

streak

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which mineral bubbles when acid is placed on it?

Calcite

Pyroxene

Potassium Feldspar

Garnet

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A human fingernail has a hardness of approximately 2.5. Which two minerals are softer than a human fingernail?

calcite and halite

sulfur and fluorite

graphite and talc

pyrite and magnetite

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which sequence correctly matches each test, A, B, and C, with the mineral property tested?

A—cleavage; B—streak; C—hardness

A—cleavage; B—hardness; C—streak

A—streak; B—cleavage; C—hardness

A—streak; B—hardness; C—cleavage

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which mineral is white or colorless, has a hardness of 2.5, and splits with cubic cleavage

calcite

halite

pyrite

biotite mica

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The mineral wollastonite has a hardness of 4.5 to 5. Which New York State mineral could easily scratch wollastonite?

garnet

halite

gypsum

talc

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a common use for the mineral that is mined at the southern end of the two largest Finger Lakes?

making talcum powder

vulcanizing rubber

polishing jewelry

melting ice

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following elements is not found in Plagioclase Feldspar?

Na

Al

Si

Pb

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which mineral was tested?

amphibole

quartz

galena

graphite

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