Minerals 1

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The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's

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streak

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How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's

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luster

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How do you test the hardness of a mineral?

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Scratch Test

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What mineral is used for pencils?

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Graphite

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What mineral is salt? Options: quartz, sulfur, halite, calcite

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halite

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Which mineral smells like rotten eggs? Options: talc, sulfer, mica, pyrite

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sulfer

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A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

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hardness

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What does the Mohs Scale measure? Options: Streak, Luster, Hardness, Cleavage

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Hardness

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Which of the following is an example of luster? Soft, White, Metallic, Hard

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Metallic

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When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way

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Fracture