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Identification and Formation of Minerals

Quiz by Errol Rose

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  • Q1
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    120s
  • Q2
    The streak of a mineral is ...........?
    not the color of the powder of the mineral
    Sometimes the same color of the mineral
    Never the same color of the mineral
    Always the same color of the mineral
    120s
  • Q3
    Dividing the sample’s mass by its volume gives the __________ of the mineral.
    Cleavage
    Hardness
    Weight
    Density
    120s
  • Q4
    A mineral can scratch any mineral softer than itself, and can be scratched by a mineral that is harder. This is a definition of which scale?
    Temperature
    Mohs Hardness Scale
    Precipitation
    Density
    120s
  • Q5
    Which mineral can scratch Quartz?
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    Apatite
    Quartz
    Microcline
    Calcite
    120s
  • Q6
    Magma is different from lava because magma is found.....where?
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    Inside the Earth's crust
    On the surface of the Earth
    In the oceans
    On island chains
    120s
  • Q7
    __________ is the term geologists use to describe how light is reflected from a mineral’s surface.
    Cleavage
    Luster
    Solution
    Density
    120s
  • Q8
    Question Image
    120s
  • Q9
    This mineral is the softest known mineral.
    Talc
    Calcite
    Gypsum
    Diamond
    120s
  • Q10
    As the water in a solution evaporates,
    a chemical reaction occurs to help create minerals
    all dissolved elements evaporate too
    nothing happens. Water in a solution cannot evaporate.
    it leaves behind a solid layer of minerals
    120s
  • Q11
    Melted rock that erupts on to the Earth's surface is called....?
    magma
    melted minerals
    vein
    lava
    120s
  • Q12
    ____________ is the tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes.
    Precipitate
    Fracture
    Cleavage
    Geode
    120s
  • Q13
    Water plus other substances is a(n)
    saline
    precipitate
    solution
    vein
    120s
  • Q14
    The color of a mineral is a more reliable test of its identity that its streak. True or False
    True
    False
    120s
  • Q15
    Underground water is heated by magma. True or False
    True
    False
    120s

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