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Mineral Identification Quiz Game for Earth Science Students

Test your knowledge of minerals with this interactive quiz covering properties like hardness, streak, and cleavage. Learn about mineral characteristics and how to identify them.

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Mineral Identification Quiz Game for Earth Science Students

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  1. Mineral Review Earth Science

  2. 1. Color of a mineral’s powder • Hardness • Streak • Cleavage Response Grid 10 Countdown

  3. 2. A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched • Hardness • Streak • Cleavage Response Grid 10 Countdown

  4. 3. How light is reflected from a mineral • Streak • Luster • Color Response Grid 10 Countdown

  5. 4. All minerals share basic characteristics. • Ten • Three • Five Response Grid 10 Countdown

  6. 5. The softest mineral is • Talc • Diamond • Graphite Response Grid 10 Countdown

  7. Fastest Responders (in seconds)

  8. 6. A mineral is an inorganic solid with a unique crystal structure. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  9. 7. Two types of hardness are metallic and non-metallic. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  10. 8. Some minerals are formed when crystals cool. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  11. 9. Color alone is usually not enough to identify a mineral. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  12. 10. Tests for hardness and streak do not help identify minerals. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  13. 11. This mineral writes like a pencil. • Calcite • Graphite • Talc Response Grid 10 Countdown

  14. All minerals share the following EXCEPT • Being formed from living organisms • Being solids • Having the atoms within the mineral arranged in a pattern Response Grid 10 Countdown

  15. 13. What is the special property of magnetite? • Looks like gold • Reacts with acid • Attracts magnets Response Grid 10 Countdown

  16. 14. A mineral’s hardness is determined by a • Scratch test • Streak test • Color test Response Grid 10 Countdown

  17. Fastest Responders (in seconds)

  18. 15. Minerals can form from magma and solutions. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  19. 16. Sulfur has special properties of • Color and writing like a pencil • Attracted to magnets and smell • Smell and color Response Grid 10 Countdown

  20. 17. Moh’s scale is how we rate • Streak • Hardness • Special properties Response Grid 10 Countdown

  21. 18. One way minerals can be formed is from • rocks • magma • sugar Response Grid 10 Countdown

  22. 19. A second way minerals can form is from • solutions • oxygen • acid Response Grid 10 Countdown

  23. 20. A non-metallic mineral looks like polished metal. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  24. What is the IL state mineral? • Neon • Fluorite • Sulfur • Graphite Response Grid 10 Countdown

  25. Fastest Responders (in seconds)

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