Exploring Mineral Properties Quiz

What is the term used to describe the way a mineral reflects light?

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage

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Which scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals?

• Richter Scale

• Mohs Scale

• Celsius Scale

• Kelvin Scale

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What is the color of the streak left by a mineral when it is rubbed on a porcelain plate?

• The same as the mineral's surface color

• Always white

• The mineral's true color

• Always black

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Which of the following minerals is known for having a metallic luster?

• Quartz

• Pyrite

• Talc

• Calcite

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What is the term for the way a mineral breaks along flat surfaces?

• Fracture

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Luster

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Which mineral is the hardest on the Mohs scale?

• Talc

• Gypsum

• Diamond

• Quartz

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What is the term for the way a mineral breaks with uneven or rough surfaces?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Luster

• Streak

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Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster

• hardness

• cleavage

• streak

Liquid water is a mineral because of its definite chemical composition. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which mineral can be scratched by feldspar but not scratched by fluorite?

• Quartz

• Calcite

• Feldspar

• Apatite