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FREE EARTH SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT
MINERAL PROPERTIES EXAM QUESTIONS
Qs and Ans Expert- Explanation
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-Guarantee passing score -26 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert- Explanation
Question 1: luster
Answer:
how a mineral reflects light from its surface
Question 2: What is mining?
Answer:
when minerals are taken from the ground.
Question 3: A mineral that DOES NOT split apart evenly has the property of
Answer:
fracture
Question 4: streak
Answer:
the color of a mineral's powder
Question 5: What is Moh's Hardness Scale
Answer:
a scale that rates minerals from 1 - 10 depending on the mineral's hardness.
Question 6: Name five uses of minerals?
Answer:
ores, gemstones, food, drugs, and fertilizer.
Question 7: Can a mineral scratch a material softer than itself?
Answer:
yes, it can because a mineral can scratch minerals softer than itself.
Question 8: What is an ore?
Answer:
a rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral
Question 9: What is an element
Answer:
pure minerals
Question 10: What is a mineral's luster?
Answer:
how a mineral reflects light from its surface.
Question 11: What is a gemstone?
Answer:
a rare, colorful mineral with a brilliant luster.Question 12: What is the SOFTEST known mineral according to Moh's Hardness Scale?
Answer:
talc
Question 13: A mineral that DOES split apart evenly has the property of
Answer:
cleavage
Question 14: cleavage
Answer:
when a mineral breaks/splits along flat surfaces
Question 15: What is a crystal?
Answer:
particles in a mineral that line up in a pattern that repeats itself.
Question 16: Explain how to test for a mineral's hardness.
Answer:
Use Moh's Hardness Scale. Use the numbers from 1-10 starting with the softest metal.
Question 17: fracture
Answer:
when minerals break unevenly along rough or curved surfaces.
Question 18: Explain how you test for a mineral's streak?
Answer:
you observe streak by rubbing a mineral against a piece of unglazed tile called a streak plate
Question 19: Hardness
Answer:
a mineral's resistance to being scratched.
Question 20: Why are ore's so important to our society?
Answer:
to make products, cars and machines.
Question 21: What does inorganic mean?
Answer:
the mineral CANNOT come from materials that were once part of living things.
Question 22: Why are minerals always solids?
Answer:
it is always a solid because it has a definite volume and shape.
Question 23: What are four terms to describe a minerals luster?
Answer:
Earthy, waxy, pearly, glassy
Question 24: List the five main characteristics of a mineral.
Answer:
A solid, naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline structure, with a definite chemical composition.Question 25: What is the HARDEST known mineral according to Moh's Hardness Scale?
Answer:
diamond
Question 26: Shiny minerals, such as galena, are said to have what?
Answer:
metallic luster
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