Rocks & Minerals Test

1.

1 point

Gold, Silver, Copper and other metallic minerals are called

veins

lodes

native elements

nodules

2.

1 point

The streak of a mineral tells us it's color in

powdered form

hot water

cold water

melted form

3.

1 point

What has to increase for metamorphism to occur?

weathering and erosion

temperature and pressure

melting and cooling

compaction and cementation

4.

1 point

The hardness of a mineral is measured by

Augustine's soft scale

Einstein's hardness scale

The weight of the mineral

Moh's hardness scale

5.

1 point

The difference between a mineral and a non-mineral is that the non-mineral

is not shiny

is found in foods

is used only as building materials and cleaning supplies

was made of living material

6.

1 point

The 6 basic crystal systems that form are

isometric, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthopedic, monoclinic, triclinic

isometric, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic

isometric, tetrahedral, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclime, triclinic

isocles, tetragonal, hexapod, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic

7.

1 point

If you hit a mineral with a hammer, you are testing for

hardness

cleavage

fracture

durability

8.

1 point

Which of the following is a list of different physical properties we use to classify minerals

softness, fracture, color, luster, streak and hardness

fracture, luster, cleavage, crystal form, streak and melting point

luster, streak, hardness, softness, cleavage and color

color, crystal form, cleavage, streak and hardness

9.

1 point

One of the following mineral properties can be determined by observing with your eyes, rather than by doing anything physical to a sample

streak

fracture

luster

hardness

10.

1 point

Atomic particles in minerals form regular patterns called

shells

layers

congolmerates

crystals

11.

1 point

If a mineral leaves a scratch on another minerals surface, we are testing for the physical property of

color

fracture

cleavage

hardness

12.

1 point

Which of the following minerals is the hardest on Moh's scale?

talc

diamond

gypsum

quartz

13.

1 point

Quartz is a mineral because it is

a white rock with a luster

an element

composed of organic matter

natural, inorganic and has a crystalline structure

14.

1 point

When magma cools quickly, what kind of texture or crystals does a rock have?

fine-grained or small crystals

coarse-grained or large crystals

medium-grained or medium crystals

a mixture of all types of grains or sizes of crystals

15.

1 point

In Geology, the term crystal refers to

any clear, sparkly substance

minerals with a random arrangement of atoms that causes light interference and sparkle

minerals with an orderly arrangement of atoms with or without sparkle

clear volcanic glass that is faceted naturally

16.

1 point

Minerals rights allow humans to

establish a source of political power

establish a source of energy or economic wealth

can be used or abused for good or bad

all of the above

17.

1 point

The chart that shows how one rock can change into another is called

the metamorphic cycle

the mineral cycle

the clastic cycle

the rock cycle

18.

1 point

If you describe a mineral as being shiny, you are describing the property of

streak

luster

color

hardness

19.

1 point

Minerals will be important in some way in your lives every day.

True

False

20.

1 point

Minerals that are particularily rare and precious and are then seperated from their host rocks and polished are called

gemstones

gems

birthstones

bloodstones

21.

1 point

Which of the following minerals is commonly called fool's gold because of it's luster and color?

calcite

halcite

pyrite

arsenite