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MINERAL PROPERTIES EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -26 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified 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