3-1 Minerals Quiz

Minerals can form as hot ____________ cools or as ____________ hardens at the Earth’s surface.

(a)   ​​ (b)  

• lava

• lava
• water

• sand

• ice

• magma

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Minerals can form from when elements and compounds are dissolved in ______________.

• solutions

• gases

• solids

• metals

Atoms in a mineral line up in a repeating pattern; this is called the mineral’s ______________ structure.

• crystal

• molecular

• random

• amorphous

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Clams have shells made from calcite. Calcite is a mineral made from an ______________ process.

• organic

• inorganic

• synthetic

• artificial

The ______________ of a mineral could be described as metallic or nonmetallic.

• luster

• color

• hardness

• density

Moh’s scale measures the ______________ of a mineral.

• hardness

• color

• weight

• luster

Minerals are the “building blocks” of ______________________.

• rocks

• plants

• animals

• water

True or False? ________ ALL rocks are minerals.

• True

• False

Describe how you would use a streak plate to tell the color of a mineral?

• By observing the color of the streak left on the plate

• By measuring the hardness of the mineral

• By checking the mineral's luster

• By weighing the mineral

What does it mean to say that a mineral must be INORGANIC?

• It must be composed of organic materials.

• It must not be formed by natural processes.

• It must not contain carbon-based compounds.

• It must be a living organism.

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