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Minerals ■ Adapted Test Minerals Multiple Choice Write the letter of the correct answer. ____ 1. A mineral is a a. gas. b. liquid. c. solid. ____ 2. The color of a mineral’s powder is the mineral’s a. streak. b. luster. c. color. ____ 3. Minerals that do not split easily into flat pieces have a property called a. cleavage. b. fracture. c. hardness. ____ 4. If you say a mineral is waxy, you are describing the mineral’s a. luster. b. cleavage. c. streak. ____ 5. Mineral crystals form when magma a. evaporates. b. cools. c. warms. ____ 6. A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another is a a. mineral. b. vein. c. solution. ____ 7. A narrow band of minerals that lies between rock layers is a(an) a. alloy. b. crystal. c. vein.

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____ 8. A hard, colorful mineral that is shiny is called a a. metal. b. gemstone. c. crystal. ____ 9. A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral is a(an) a. ore. b. alloy. c. gem. ____ 10. The process of removing metal from ore is called a. mining. b. smelting. c. melting.

Completion Read the words in the box. In each sentence below, fill in one of the words.

alloy halite metal diamond cleavage density

11. The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance is

12. The hardest mineral is 13. A mineral that splits easily into flat pieces has the property

14. Copper and silver are a kind of mineral called

15. A solid mixture containing at least one metal is a(an)

True or False If a statement is true, write true. If it is false, write false. ______16. Some minerals were once living things. ______17. All minerals have a crystal structure. ______18. Most minerals can be identified by color alone.

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______19. A mineral’s crystals always have the same shape. ______20. When magma cools deep below the surface, it forms very small crystals.

Using Science Skills The table below shows some properties of three minerals. Use the table to answer questions 21, 22, and 23.

Properties of Minerals

Mineral Luster Streak Color

Pyrite metallic green yellow

Gold metallic yellow yellow

Silver metallic grey silver

____ 21. Comparing and Contrasting Which mineral could you tell from the other two minerals just by its color? a. pyrite b. gold c. silver ____ 22. Comparing and Contrasting In which property is pyrite different from gold? a. luster b. streak c. color ____ 23. Problem Solving How could you tell pyrite from gold? a. by rubbing it on a rough tile b. by seeing if it is organic c. by observing its luster

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Using Science Skills The diagram shows ways that minerals can form. Use the diagram to answer questions 24 and 25. can form from

Minerals

Magma or lava Solutions

when they when they

Cool Cool ?

____ 24. Interpreting Diagrams Which word is missing from the diagram? a. Harden b. Evaporate c. Flow ____ 25. Applying Concepts What is the general word for the processes shown in the diagram? a. smelting b. cleavage c. crystallization

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