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Minerals Unit Review Game

Quiz by Scott Kirkman

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
    It is a solid.
    It is a living material.
    It is formed in nature.
    It has a crystalline structure.
    30s
  • Q2
    a substance made of two or more elements that have been joined by chemical means
    crystal
    atom
    compound
    element
    30s
  • Q3
    The color of the powder that a mineral leaves on a piece of white, unglazed porcelain is called the mineral’s
    streak.
    luster.
    color.
    scratch.
    30s
  • Q4
    A repeating pattern of atoms, ions, or molecules in a mineral is called
    crystalline structure.
    mineral structure.
    compound structure.
    elemental structure.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which mineral is the most resistant to scratching?
    gypsum
    diamond
    fluorite
    talc
    30s
  • Q6
    a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a pattern
    compound
    atom
    element
    crystal
    30s
  • Q7
    Besides air and water, what can change the color of a mineral?
    impurities
    pyrite
    location
    streak
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following is NOT a type of luster?
    nonmetallic
    submetallic
    supermetallic
    metallic
    30s
  • Q9
    The ratio of mass of a substance to the volume of a substance
    volume
    density
    steak
    cleavage
    30s
  • Q10
    What occurs when minerals break unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces?
    luster
    fracture
    cleavage
    streak
    30s
  • Q11
    the smallest part of an element
    atom
    compound
    crystal
    element
    30s
  • Q12
    The way in which a mineral reflects light
    cleavage
    density
    luster
    color
    30s
  • Q13
    Special Property of minerals that makes them glow under ultraviolent light
    Magnetism
    Fluorescence
    Radioactivity
    Chemical Reactivity
    30s

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