Minerals

___________ is the color of powdered mineral.

• Luster
• Streak
• Fracture

___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.

• cleavage
• magnetic
• luster

_________ is how easily something can be scratched.

• specific gravity
• luster
• hardness

Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.

• physical properties
• name
• location

A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?

• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Glassy
• Waxy

A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?

• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Glassy
• Waxy

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

• They are liquids
• They are formed in nature
• They are inorganic
• They have crystalline structure

The special property that causes some minerals to glow is:

• Density
• Reclamation
• Fluorescence
• Specific Gravity

What mineral can pick up a paperclip because of it's magnetic properties?

• galena
• graphite
• magnetite
• hematite

The mineral halite is formed by 

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