Minerals and Rocks

Pyrite is a yellowish mineral that looks like gold and is commonly called fool’s gold. What is the property of mineral exhibited by pyrite?

• Color

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Some minerals like mica has surfaces with planes of weak bonds in the crystals. Thus, its crystals can be peeled like layers of onion. What is the property exhibited by mica?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Tenacity

Which property refers to the resistance of minerals to scratching?

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Fracture

• Luster

What are the building blocks of rocks, and it is mostly found in the geosphere?

• elements

• minerals

• ore

• soil

In its powdered form, the mineral hematite is reddish. Which mineral property is best described?

• color

• hardness

• luster

• streak

Which refers to a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition?

• compound

• crystal

• mineral

• rocks

During the 1800’s, miners can identify real gold from pyrite through biting the surface of the mineral. If a bite mark is exhibited, then the said mineral is considered real gold. What property is tested in this scenario?

• cleavage

• hardness

• luster

• streak color

What constitutes the size, shape and arrangement of mineral grains in a rock?

• cement

• permeable origin

• porosity

• texture

What is the solid form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms?

• crystal

• density

• element

• fracture

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

• crystal structure

• naturally occurring

• organic

• solid