Minerals
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- Q1Which property of a mineral can be observed by scratching the mineral on a ceramic tile?cleavagehardnesscolorStreak120s
- Q2What is a difference between rocks and minerals?Rocks may contain fossils but minerals do not.Rocks have a specific shape and minerals do notRocks are hard and minerals are softRocks are solid and minerals are not120s
- Q3A science student is trying to identify a sample of a mineral. Which information would be most useful?the location and color of the samplethe hardness and streak of the samplethe shape and color of the samplethe location and size of the sample120s
- Q4All of the following would test a mineral’s hardness exceptscraping it on a rockaccidentally dropping it in a garbage disposaldropping it in a pot of boiling waterscratching it with a penny120s
- Q5The photograph shows a broken piece of the mineral calcite. A student takes a knife and scratches it across one of the surfaces of the crystal. What physical property of calcite is he studying?clarityweighthardnessreflectivity120s
- Q6A diamond is very difficult to scratch because of itscolormassdensityhardness120s
- Q7The table shows the physical properties of nine minerals. Which mineral has the same color and streak?graphiteolivinebiotite micapyrite120s
- Q8The way a mineral reflects light is called:lustersizehardnessmass120s
- Q9The diagrams show fractured (broken) samples of four minerals. Which mineral property is shown by the samples?hardnessstreakcleavagedensity120s
- Q10Mineral samples are identified by their:how they formthe rocks in which they are foundchemical compositionphysical properties120s
- Q11Certain minerals usually break along flat surfaces, while other minerals break unevenly. This characteristic is due to the:density of the mineralcleavage of the mineralluster of the mineralforce with which the mineral is broken120s
- Q12The hardness of a mineral can be tested by:determining the density of the mineralscratching the mineral across a glass platesqueezing the mineral with calibrated pliersbreaking the mineral with a hammer120s
- Q13Why do diamond and graphite have different physical properties, even though they are both composed only of the element carbon?The minerals have different arrangements of carbon atomsOnly graphite consists of organic material.The minerals have undergone different amounts of weathering.Only diamond contains radioactive carbon120s
- Q14Which mineral has the same color and streak?pyritebiotite micamagnetiteolivine120s
- Q15Which mineral has a different color in its powdered form (streak) than in its original form?graphitekaolinitepyritemagnetite120s
