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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are the characteristics of Talc?
It has a hardness of 4, a glassy luster, and a white streak.
It has a hardness of 2, a waxy luster, and a white streak.
It has a hardness of 6, a waxy luster, and a white streak.
It has a hardness of 1, a dull luster, and a white or gray streak.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which mineral has a hardness of 4, a glassy luster, and a white streak?
Flourite
Talc
Quartz
Gypsum
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which mineral has a glassy luster, a white streak, and a hardness of 7?
Flourite
Talc
Quartz
Gypsum
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which mineral has a white streak, a waxy luster, and a hardness of 2?
Calcite
Gypsum
Talc
Feldspar
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which mineral has a hardness of 3, a glassy luster, and a white streak?
Feldspar
Flourite
Gypsum
Calcite
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which mineral has a hardness of 3, a glassy luster, and a white streak?
Light test
Hardness test
Streak test
Luster test
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which words are used to describe the luster of a mineral?
Translucent, opaque, pretty
Metallic, shiny, transparent
Pearly, waxy, dull
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which best defines luster?
How light bounces off a mineral
How hard or soft a mineral is
The shape of the mineral
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which best defines hardness?
How light bounces off a mineral
How hard or soft a mineral is
How light goes through a mineral
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which mineral can scratch flourite?
Talc
Calcite
Quartz
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which minerals can be scratched by apatite?
Topaz, quartz, feldspar
Talc, gypsum, calcite
Diamond, corundum, topaz
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which mineral is the softest mineral?
Gypsum
Quartz
Talc
Diamond
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which mineral splits into sheets?
Magnetite
Calcite
Mica
Diamond
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which mineral is magnetic?
Magnetite
Calcite
MIca
Diamond
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be good ways to identify a mineral?
Luster, price, shape
Color, luster, hardness
Weight, taste, color
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which mineral is the hardest?
Magnetite
Calcite
Mica
Diamond
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the biggest difference between a rock and a mineral?
Minerals are the small bits that make up rocks.
Rocks are different colors than minerals.
There is no difference between rocks and minerals.
Rocks are the small bits that make up minerals.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a solid that is formed in nature that has never been alive?
Rock
Fossil
Mineral
- 19. Multiple Choice
This mineral is referred to as "fool's gold," but it is very brittle. It has a metallic luster and is light yellow in color.
According to the table, which mineral is this?
Gold.
Copper.
Quartz.
Pyrite.
- 20. Multiple Choice
This mineral has a hardness of 2.5 - 3, is used in wires, coins, and pipes, and leaves a cooper or red streak.
According to the table, which mineral is this?
Gold.
Galena.
Copper.
Talc.
- 21. Multiple Choice
On the Mohs Hardness Scale, a mineral with a lower number on the scale can:
Be used to cut glass.
Scratch a mineral with a higher number on the scale.
Resist being scratched by other material.
Be scratched by minerals with a higher number on the scale.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which mineral property is identified by the color of the powder left behind when the mineral is rubbed across a rough surface?
Hardness.
Streak.
Luster.
Color.
- 23. Multiple Choice
A student has a mineral sample. He wonders if the sample is the mineral mica. He knows the cleavage pattern of mica is a smooth, flat sheet. The student can best find out the cleavage pattern of the sample by:
Shining a light on the mineral.
Soaking the mineral in water.
Rubbing a penny against the mineral.
Breaking off a piece of the mineral.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What can you infer about graphite from the fact that you can scratch it with just your fingernail?
It's not very lustrous.
It's not very hard.
It's streak is black - colored.
It has fracture.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which physical property of minerals requires no tools or other equipment to determine?
Hardness.
Fracture.
Color.
Cleavage.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Based on what you have learned, how can minerals be identified?
HINT: Select all that apply!
By their physical properties.
By their color, luster, and hardness.
By their form, streak, and cleavage.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Jane found a necklace with a stone that looked like a diamond. Her friend thought the stone was glass. Which test would best help Jane determine if the stone was a diamond or glass?
Color.
Luster.
Streak.
Hardness.
- 28. Multiple Choice
John observes that a mineral is shiny, and he is unable to scratch it with a metal file. Which properties are being observed?
Luster and color.
Streak and color.
Luster and hardness.
Streak and hardness.
- 29. Multiple Choice
One of the tests used to identify an unknown mineral is the luster test. What does the luster test identify?
Size.
Shape.
Ability to float.
Ability to reflect light.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Diamond can scratch quartz and gypsum. Gypsum cannot scratch diamond or quartz. Quartz can scratch gypsum but not diamond.
What does this indicate about the hardness of these minerals?
Diamond is the softest, quartz is harder, and gypsum is the hardest.
Quartz is the softest, gypsum is harder, and diamond is the hardest.
Gypsum is the softest, quartz is harder, and diamond is the hardest.
Gypsum is the softest, diamond is harder, and quartz is the hardest.
- 31. Multiple Choice
Based on what you have learned, how are minerals identified?
By finding the specific mass of the minerals.
By checking the chemical composition of the minerals.
By determining the magnetic properties of the minerals.
By testing the luster, hardness, color, and streak of the minerals.
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