Minerals
Which of the following is not a mineral?
Asbestos
Feldspar
Liquid water
Platinum
Liquid water
Scientists theorize that some macaws regularly eat clay because they
Have a mineral deficiency
the color of a mineral’s powder
Streak
A dark mineral sample attracts iron filings. You could conclude that the mineral is
Magnetite
What message does Princess Leia send to Obi-Wan Kenobi in A New Hope?
Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi- you're my only hope.
Which of the following is not a native mineral?
Copper
Quartz
Gold
Silver
Quartz
A carat is a unit of
Mass
the glow caused by ultraviolet light illumination
Fluorescence
two or more substances combined but not chemically bonded
Mixture
What species is Chewbacca?
Rookie
Which of the following is a mixture?
Seawater
Copper
Diamond
Sand (silicone dioxide)
Seawater
the bending of light
Refraction
the amount and quality of the light reflected from a mineral’s surface
Luster
Mineral salts are more properly called
Halides
What is Luke Skywalker’s home planet?
Tatooine
Obsidian, a mineral of volcanic origin, breaks in smooth, curved surfaces. What type of fracture does it show?
Conchoidal
The best metallic conductor of electricity is
silver
A mineral rated as 1 on Mohs scale is
soft
Fool’s gold (also called pyrite), a mineral of iron and sulfur, is classified as a(n)
sulfide
What is Kylo Ren’s real name?
Ben Solo
Sulfur is to native mineral as quartz is to
Crystalline mineral
Mineral mixture
Synthetic mineral
Compound mineral
Compound mineral
Which one of the following minerals has perfect cleavage?
Magnetite
Mica
Pyrite
Quartz
Mica
When you conduct an acid test on a mineral sample, you are watching for
Gas bubbles
the ratio of the density of a specimen to the density of water at 4℃
Specific Gravity
In The Rise of Skywalker, Rey is revealed to be the granddaughter of which Star Wars character?
Palpatine