Physical Properties of Minerals

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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:

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Diamond

Front

What occurs when minerals break unevenly along curved or irregular surfaces?

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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

Front

What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale?

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Talc

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What property does the Mohs scale measure?

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Hardness

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_____ is how light bounces off of a mineral.

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Luster

Front

A mineral is inorganic: True or False

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True

Front

What mineral is used for pencils?

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Graphite

Front

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

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streak