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Grade 6 Minerals
Which of the following must be true for a substance to be considered a mineral?
  1. It must be organic.
  2. It must be glassy.
  3. It must be a gem.
  4. It must be naturally occurring.
Grade 8 Minerals
All the following are correct regarding minerals except which one?
  1. must be inorganic
  2. definite volume
  3. shape repeating pattern
  4. formed by nature in a natural process
  5. definite chemical composition
  6. all minerals are compounds
Grade 8 Minerals
What scale is used to determine the hardness of a mineral?
  1. Balance
  2. Weight
  3. Mohs
  4. Gram
Grade 7 Minerals
This characteristic of all minerals means that they come from nonliving things.
  1. They are organic.
  2. They are inorganic.
  3. They are solid.
  4. They have a definite chemical composition.
Grade 6 Minerals
Which of the following is not a property of minerals?
  1. color
  2. size
  3. hardness
Grade 8 Minerals
Which of the following properties describes a soil's ability to supply nutrients?
  1. soil structure
  2. infiltration
  3. soil fertility
  4. consistency
Grade 7 Minerals
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
  1. streak
  2. hardness
  3. luster
  4. specific gravity
Grade 9 Minerals
Crystallization from cooling magma describes one way that
  1. atoms bond.
  2. ions combine.
  3. protons attract electrons.
  4. minerals form.
Grade 11 Minerals
What is the hardest mineral on Mohs Hardness Scale?
  1. Talc
  2. Calcite
  3. Apatite
  4. Quartz
  5. Diamond
Grade 7 Minerals
All minerals share the following characteristics EXCEPT that of
  1. being formed by natural processes.
  2. being formed from living organisms.
  3. being solids.
  4. having a definite chemical composition.
Grade 8 Minerals
What is silica?
  1. a mixture of silicon, water, and magma
  2. something that blocks the volcano's vent
  3. made up of sill, dikes, and volcanic necks
  4. none of the above
Grade 8 Minerals
The table shows Mohs Hardness Scale.
Mohs Scale
ValueMineral
1Talc
2Gypsum
3Calcite
4Fluorite
5Apatite
6Orthoclase
7Quartz
8Topaz
9Corundum
10Diamond

Based on the table, which statement is true?
  1. corundum will scratch diamond
  2. quartz will scratch corundum
  3. calcite will scratch orthoclase
  4. orthoclase will scratch fluorite
Grade 6 Minerals
Halite is a mineral formed by what?
  1. crystallization of hot water solutions on the ocean floor
  2. cooling of magma
  3. evaporation
  4. cooling of lava
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