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Quiz 15 (Moh's Hardness Scale)
  • 1. The _________________________________ is what is used to determine how durable minerals are.
A) Moh's Durable Scale
B) Doh's Durable Scale
C) Doh's Hardness Scale
D) Moh's Mineral Scale
E) Moh's Hardness Scale
  • 2. The hardest known mineral is the ___________________________________.
A) Calcite
B) Corundum
C) Diamond
D) Quartz
E) Olivine
  • 3. According to the ESRT's "Properties of Common Minerals," a mineral with a hardness of 5.5 can break another mineral with a hardness of ___________________________.
A) 5.6 or below
B) 5.5 or below
C) 6.0 or below
D) 7.0 or below
E) 10 or below
  • 4. Diamonds have two common types of use: __________________________ and ________________________.
A) current, instrumental
B) conductive, industrial
C) concurrent, industrial
D) commercial, instrumental
E) cosmetic, industrial
  • 5. According to the ESRT's Properties of Common Minerals, Graphite (Grafito) has a hardness of
A) 1-5
B) 2-4
C) 1-4
D) 1-2
E) 2-3
  • 6. Calcite (Calcita) is composed of Calcium and ______________________.
A) Fe (1 iron)
B) CO3 (1 Carbon, 3 Oxygen)
C) Cl (1 Chlorine)
D) CCl3 (1 Carbon, 3 Chlorine)
E) CO (1 Carbon, 1 Oxygen)
  • 7. Sulfur (Azufre) can easily break __________________________.
A) Muscovite Mica
B) Talc
C) Potassium Feldspar
D) Quartz
E) Garnet
  • 8. The most important use for Sulfur is as _____________________________.
A) Sulfuric Lubricants
B) Sulfuric Drywall
C) Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4)
D) Sulfuric Jewelry
E) Sulfuric Ceramics
  • 9. Magnetite can break Galena, Graphite, and Magnetite but not _______________________________.
A) Halite (Halita)
B) Quartz (Cuarzo)
C) Sulfur (Azufre)
D) Dolomite (Dolomita)
E) Plagioclase Feldspar (Feldespato Plagioclasa)
  • 10. The best mineral to use for pencil lead and lubricants is _________________________.
A) Graphite
B) Magnetite
C) Pyrite
D) Halite
E) Galena
  • 11. The only difference between Graphite and a Diamond is that...
A) Graphites are only found in America
B) Diamonds are only found in Russia
C) Diamonds are highly pressurized and heated Carbon
D) Graphites and Diamonds are exactly the same
E) Diamonds and Graphites both have a hardness of 10
  • 12. (Fe, Mg)2 SI04 is the composition of ________________________________.
A) Amphibole
B) Muscovite Mica
C) Quartz
D) Olivine
E) Dolomite
  • 13. Pyroxene is usually a _______________________ color.
A) brassy yellow
B) black to silver
C) black to dark green
D) white to pink or gray
E) colorless to white
  • 14. Talc is best used for...
A) paint, roofing
B) sulfuric acid
C) ore of iron
D) ore of sulfur
E) ceramics, paper
  • 15. Many jewelry experts, watchmakers particularly, believe the best material for watches to maintain time perfectly is...
A) Muscovite Mica
B) Selenite Gypsum
C) Calcite
D) Quartz
E) Halite
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