
Minerals Test Review
Quiz by Cessondra McMullen
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Look at the picture of the minerals.
What physical property is demonstrated by the pattern of breakage?

What are people testing when they scratch quartz against a glass plate?
What is the most unreliable characteristic to identify a mineral?
An unknown mineral can not be scratched by topaz, can by feldspar. According to the Mohs scale, which of the following best describes the hardness of the unknown mineral?

What is the luster of the minerals below?

Charlie tested a physical property of a mineral. He rubbed a mineral sample on a piece of white tile. The mineral left a red mark on the tile.
Which of the following physical properties of the mineral was Charlie most likely testing?
All minerals have these 5 characteristics.
Look at the picture of the minerals.
What physical property is demonstrated by the pattern of breakage?

Minerals are the building blocks for making ________________.
A mineral that is harder than a streak plate will have a ______________ streak.
How can you test a mineral for hardness?
Streak measures the color of a mineral’s _____.
Which of these tells you which elements are present in a mineral?
Which mineral would make a scratch mark on calcite but not apatite?

Which property can be detected just by looking at a mineral?
Which statement about minerals is true?