Minerals review

What mineral is the main ingredient in baby powder?

• feldspar
• talc
• gypsum
• kaolinite

The color of a mineral in powder form is called?

• hardness
• specific gravity
• luster
• streak

How light reflects off of a mineral is called?

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks

What mineral is salt?

• quartz
• sulfur
• halite
• calcite

The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms

• crystal
• density
• element
• fracture 

The mineral halite is formed by 

• hot water solutions
• cooling of magma
• cooling of lava
• evaporation

True or False: A mineral is a nonliving substance found in nature.

• True
• False

A mineral is a natural resource: True or False

• True
• False

Which is NOT a property used for identifying minerals?

• Streak
• Hardness
• Taste
• Color