Earth's Spheres/Properties of Minerals WBL

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What is the color of a mineral in powdered form called?

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Streak

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The hardest known mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale is: Fluorite, Gypsum, Topaz, Diamond

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Diamond

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What occurs when minerals break unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces? Options: Luster, Fracture, Cleavage, Streak

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Fracture

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A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a crystalline structure is a

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Mineral

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What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale?

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Talc

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Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure? Luster, Hardness, Density, Streak

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Hardness

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_____ is how light bounces off of a mineral.

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Luster

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A mineral is inorganic: True or False

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True

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How would you describe graphite's streak?

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Gray/Black

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Which mineral property is being shown here? Options: luster, hardness, streak

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streak