MANGATAREM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Mangatarem, Pangasinan
EARTH SCIENCE
MNERALS: Physical Properties

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of your choice in your answer sheet.
1. Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given
to the hardest? a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 1
2. Minerals have different properties that help scientists identify them. Which is NOT a property used to identify minerals?
a. hardness b. luster c. size d. color
3. Where are most minerals found? a. Earth's inner coreb. Earth's outer core c. In outer space d. Earth's crust
4. Which one of the following describes a mineral's response to surface breakage?
a. streak b. luster c. crystal form d. cleavage
5. What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
a. A mineral is more valuable. c. A rock can be made of minerals.
b. Minerals are made of rocks. d. Choices a and b
6. It is better to identify a mineral by using its a. color . b. density. c. streak. d. shade.
7. A crystal's shape is determined by the
a. position of atoms. b. arrangement of atoms. c. vibration of atoms. d. collision of atoms.
8. Minerals of a rock determine its a. color. b. shape. c. composition d. size
9. What is it called when a mineral easily splits along a flat surface? a. cleavage b. fossil c. streak d. luster
10. Minerals are formed as a result of natural processes rather than as a product of human laboratories and factories. This means that minerals are
a. elements and compound. b. crystalline solid. c. naturally occurring. d. inorganic.
11. Halite is a mineral formed through
a. evaporation of solvent b. decrease in temperature c. loss of carbon dioxide d. sublimation
12. A penny has a hardness scale of 3. The following can NOT be scratched by a penny except
a. diamond b. corundum c. topaz d. gypsum
13. Diamond and graphite are both chemically pure carbon. But while diamond is the hardest known mineral, graphite is one of the softest. This
only implies that
a. hardness is determined by the fixed chemical formula of a substance.
b. hardness does not simply depend on the elements present but by the arrangement of atoms within the substance.
c. hardness of a mineral is really hard to determine.
d. hardness depends on the composition of the mineral.
14. Pearl, & coal, under strict condition, are not considered minerals because they are organic. This means that
a. they have a fixed chemical composition. b. they are derived from living things.
c. they definite internal arrangement of ions. d. they are not naturally occurring compound.
15. Pyrite is pale brasslike yellow mineral that leaves a dark streak when rubbed against unglazed porcelain. It is a
a. gem mineral. b. nonmetallic mineral. c. metallic mineral. d. silicious mineral.
16. Which of the following does NOT describe the luster of a mineral
a. fibrous b. vitreous c. pearly d. resinous
17. They are regarded as nature’s building blocks. a. rocks b. crystals c. elements d. minerals
18. Ice is an oxygen mineral formed through
a. gas sublimation. b. contact metamorphism. c. crystallization from magma. c. aqueous solution.
19. When dilute hydrochloric acid is used to test these minerals, they effervesce (fizz) and give off carbon dioxide gas
a. oxides. b. silicates c. carbonates d. all of these
20. Metals such as copper, silver, and gold are easily flattened with a hammer. They are
a. malleable. b. ductile. c. sectile d. elastic.

II. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the concept/s or properties being described in the following statements.

1. It is the most obvious characteristic of a mineral. 4. Minerals formed by combining various elements with oxygen.
2. This is the scale of the softest mineral. 5. This refers to the resistance of minerals to abrasion or scratching.
3. This is a combination of various elements with one of the family of
halogen elements. .
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6. The growth of non-living things characterized by addition of molecules.

7. He was a German mineralogist who devised a scale of hardness in 1822.
8.
9. This is obtained by dividing the dry weight of a mineral to the difference of its weight in air, & weight in water.
What is the test called that leaves behind a powder of a mineral?
luster streak color density
• It is a type of crystal form which has no orderly arrangement of molecules.
a. conchoidal b. amorphous c. crystalline d. earthy

The way a mineral shines describes its a. color. b. luster . c. cleavage. d. hardness.

To determine hardness of a mineral, scientists use

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1. Perl's scale
2. Richter scale
3. Mohs hardness scale
4. Andy's proficient hardness testing scale

1. for quarter exam

2. It is the ability of a mineral to reflect, refract or absorb light traveling on its surface.
3. Why is color NOT a reliable identification key for mineral?
4.
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Copper
Talc
Marble
Gold
iron
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