<p>Name Date Class</p><p>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.</p><p>© Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 16 Name Date Class Minerals ■ Adapted Test</p><p>____ 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.</p><p>Completion Read the words in the box. In each sentence below, fill in one of the words.</p><p> alloy halite metal diamond cleavage density</p><p>11. The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance is</p><p>12. The hardest mineral is 13. A mineral that splits easily into flat pieces has the property</p><p>14. Copper and silver are a kind of mineral called</p><p>15. A solid mixture containing at least one metal is a(an)</p><p>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.</p><p>© Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 17 Name Date Class</p><p>Minerals ■ Adapted Test</p><p>______19. A mineral’s crystals always have the same shape. ______20. When magma cools deep below the surface, it forms very small crystals.</p><p>Using Science Skills The table below shows some properties of three minerals. Use the table to answer questions 21, 22, and 23.</p><p>Properties of Minerals</p><p>Mineral Luster Streak Color</p><p>Pyrite metallic green yellow</p><p>Gold metallic yellow yellow</p><p>Silver metallic grey silver</p><p>____ 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</p><p>© Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 18 Name Date Class Minerals ■ Adapted Test</p><p>Using Science Skills The diagram shows ways that minerals can form. Use the diagram to answer questions 24 and 25. can form from</p><p>Minerals</p><p>Magma or lava Solutions</p><p> when they when they</p><p>Cool Cool ?</p><p>____ 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</p><p>© Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 19</p>