Minerals

Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.

• physical properties
• name
• location

The ________ measures how hard a mineral is.

• Miller Scale
• Dishong Scale
• Curly Scale
• Mohs Scale

___________ is the color of powdered mineral.

• Luster
• Streak
• Fracture

_________ is how easily something can be scratched.

• specific gravity
• luster
• hardness

___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.

• cleavage
• magnetic
• luster

_____ is if something breaks into smooth flat layers.

• fracture
• cleavage
• streak

__________ is if a mineral breaks apart in a jagged or rough layer.

• cleavage
• luster
• fracture

Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

• Luster
• Hardness
• Heaviness
• Density

What does inorganic mean?

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

Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?

• luster
• color
• streak
• cleavage