Unit 5.20 - erosion, deposition and weathering test

A mineral MUST have this characteristic

• be magnetic

• be naturally occurring

• be made from organic material

• be a solid, liquid or gas

When water is a solid it can be classified as a mineral because...

• water vapor is a gas

• liquid water is naturally occurring

• ice is a naturally occurring crystal solid

• water is a compound

Characteristics of minerals include (multiple correct answers)

• made by people

• organic

• definite chemical formula

• shiny

In which of these places can a mineral be made? (more than one answer)

• in a lab

• in a river bed

• underground

• by an animal

If you want to study the streak color of a mineral, what material do you need?

• magnifying glass

• penny

• nail

• Ceramic tile

If you want to study the luster of a mineral, what material do you need?

• magnifying glass

• penny

• nail

• Ceramic tile

Two ways besides color and hardness you can test minerals? You can rub them on a tile to do a ______________________ test

• streak

• luster

• magnetism

• acid

If there are flat planes when a mineral is broken this is a sign of

• cutting

• cleavage

• fracture

• weathering

A non-renewable resource is

• replaced at a rate that is faster than it can be used.

• not replaced at a rate that is faster than it can be used

Which of the following are special properties of minerals (more than one answer)

• magnetism

• single refraction (bending of light)

• double refraction (bending of light and it coming out at two places)

• conducts electricity

• glows in the dark