TCAP Review Rocks and Minerals

Means that the substance must occur in nature, it cannot be created or manufactured by people

• Inorganic
• Organic
• Naturally Occurring
• Not Living

This has a definite volume and shape, its particles are tightly packed together and cannot move easily.

• Chemical Composition
• Crystal Structure
• Density
• Streak

This means the particles that make a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.

• Chemical Composition
• Crystal Structure
• Fracture
• Solid

This is measured on  the Mohs Scale.

• Cleavage
• Density
• Hardness
• Luster

The _________ of a mineral is a physical property that is easy to observe.

• Chemical Composition
• Color
• Hardness
• Streak

_______ is found by rubbing the mineral against an unglazed tile called a plate.

• Cleavage
• Color
• Luster
• Streak

This is how a mineral reflects light.

• Cleavage
• Density
• Hardness
• Luster

________ is the mass per unit volume.

• Crystal Structure
• Density
• Hardness
• Solid

_______ is a property that describes a mineral  that splits evenly along flat surfaces.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Inorganic
• Organic

This describes how a mineral looks if it breaks in an irregular way.

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Inorganic
• Organic