.

Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Minerals Properties II
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


Silky, greasy,pearly, metallic, vitreous or dull are terms used to describe which mineral property ?

 

Streak
Habit
Transparency
Lustre

 Which property of a mineral describes how light is reflected off a minerals surface ?

 

Streak
Transparency
Colour
Lustre
Translucent and opaque are terms used to decsribe which of these mineral properties ?

 

Streak
Colour
Transparency
Lustre

 The weight of a mineral compared to the weight of an equal volume of water is what mineral property

 

Hardness
Streak
Cleavage
Specific Gravity
Which mineral property refers to the way in which light passes through it ?

 

Streak
Fracture
Transparency
Lustre

 Which of these minerals has a value of 10 on the Mohs scale ?

 

Gypsum
Talc
Quartz
Diamond
Which mineral property is observed by rubbing the mineral over an unglazed white tile ?

 

Streak
Habit
Transparency
Lustre

 Golden yellow,red-brown,grey,yellow are some of the terms used to describe which of these properties

 

Streak
Habit
Transparency
Lustre
How many basic groups of crystal system are there ?

 

6
2
10
3

 Which of these minerals has a value of 1 on the Mohs scale ?

 

Gypsum
Talc
Quartz
Diamond


.
Discerningly Versed www.dniv.com 2012