Minerals

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 characteristics of minerals?

• Naturally Occurring
• Organic Processes 
• Definite Chemical Composition
• Solid

How many characteristics does an object have to have to be considered a mineral?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

________________ describes how light reflects off a mineral.

• Luster
• Hardness
• Fracture
• Color

Which of the following is an example of luster?

• Soft
• White
• Metallic
• Hard

_____________________ means that the mineral was formed by nature, not by a human or machine

• Naturally Occurring
• Inorganic Processes
• Solid
• Crystal Shape

What does solid mean?

• Definite shape and indefinite volume
• Indefinite shape and indefinite volume
• Indefinite shape and definite volume
• Definite shape and definite volume

What does inorganic mean?

• Something that is living
• Something that is dead, but was once living
• Something that was never living

Flat sides and sharp edges with patterns that repeat over and over again

• Crystal Shape
• Inorganic Processes
• Definite Chemical Composition
• Solid

What does Definite Chemical Composition means?

• Random elements in indefinite proportions
• Certain elements in definite proportions

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

• Luster
• Cleavage
• Hardness
• Fracture