The hardest mineral is the ______________.
  • Diamond
  • Corundum
  • Topaz
  • Calcite
____________ describes how a mineral's surface reflects light.
  • Hardness 
  • Luster
  • Color
  • Streak
How does sedimentary rock form?
  • Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
  • When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
  • Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.
________________ is the color of a mineral in its powdered form.
  • Streak
  • Shape
  • Magnetism
  • Luster
How does igneous rock form?
  • Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
  • When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
  • Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.
A mineral is a _______________, naturally occuring solid that has its own regular arrangement of particles in it.
  • Living
  • Nonliving
  • Rock
  • Small
What objects does a scientist studying minerals look at?
  • Soil and rocks
  • Sky and clouds
  • Ocean and trees
What properties are used to identify minerals?
  • Hardness, Luster, Color, Streak, Shape, Magnetism
  • Diamond, Crystal, Topaz, Quartz, Apatite, Calcite
  • Hardness, Luster, Color, Topaz, Talc, Fluorite
How does metamorphic rock form?
  • Melted rock deep inside Earth or on Earth's surface cools and hardens, forming igneius rock.
  • When layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then harden.
  • Is formed inside Earth from other rocks under heat and pressure.
Rocks are constantly being formed and destroyed in a process called the _____________.
  • Rock Cycle
  • Cooling 
  • Melting
  • Cementation
Exfoliation:
  • It’s the ability of some minerals to break in geometric shapes
  • It's the stripe colour of a mineral
  • It's a measure of a mineral’s resistance to being scratched
  • None of the answers is correct
Hardness:
  • It’s the ability of some minerals to break in geometric shapes
  • It's the stripe colour of a mineral
  • It's a measure of a mineral’s resistance to being scratched
  • None of the answers is correct
Pyrite:
  • Break into cubes
  • Has metallic brightness
  • It's called fool's gold
  • All the answers are correct
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Sulphur
  • Malachite
  • Pyrite
  • Gypsum
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Sulphur
  • Malachite
  • Pyrite
  • Gypsum
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Sulphur
  • Malachite
  • Quartz
  • Apatite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Mica
  • Malachite
  • Quartz
  • Apatite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Mica
  • Gypsum
  • Quartz
  • Apatite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Mica
  • Gypsum
  • Talc
  • Calcite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Mica
  • Quartz
  • Talc
  • Pyrite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Topaz
  • Turquoise
  • Corundum
  • Pyrite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Topaz
  • Turquoise
  • Corundum
  • Apatite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Topaz
  • Turquoise
  • Corundum
  • Apatite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Malachite
  • Turquoise
  • Corundum
  • Calcite
What is the mineral of the picture?
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  • Gypsum
  • Diamond
  • Quartz
  • Talc
The way in which a mineral reflects light
  • streak
  • luster
  • hardness
A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystal structure
  • Rock
  • streak
  • mineral
The manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces
  • streak
  • cleavage
  • fracture
A measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching
  • hardness
  • luster
  • streak
The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces
  • fracture
  • cleavage
  • hardness
The color of the powder of a mineral
  • hardness
  • streak
  • luster
Mass divided by volume
  • streak
  • density
  • hardness
When we tested minerals in class, we used a nail, a penny, and our fingernail to test the ___________________ of the mineral
  • streak
  • hardness
The _______________________ of a mineral can be metallic or nonmetallic.
  • luster
  • color
When testing the ________________________of a mineral, we can use the white or black plate and look at the color of the powder the mineral left behind.
  • hardness
  • streak
The scale that measures the hardness of a mineral
  • Linear scale
  • bathroom scale
  • Moh's scale
Scientists use mineral ________________ to identify and classify minerals.
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  • pieces
  • names
  • properties
  • structures
Which one is not a property used to identify minerals?
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  • streak
  • luster
  • hardness
  • size
Gold, silver and copper are examples of minerals that have ______________________ luster.
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  • metallic
  • nonmetallic
Which of the following minerals is one of the hardest minerals?
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  • quartz
  • pearl
  • diamond
  • talc
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
  • luster
  • color
  • streak
  • cleavage
What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?
  • feldspar
  • talc
  • gypsum
  • kaolinite
_____________________ means that the mineral was formed by nature, not by a human or machine
  • Naturally Occurring
  • Inorganic Processes
  • Solid
  • Crystal Shape
When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way
  • Luster
  • Cleavage
  • Hardness
  • Fracture
What is the LEAST useful way to identify a mineral?
  • luster
  • streak
  • color
  • density
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