Properties of Minerals

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

• fracture
• Cleavage
• Glassy
• Waxy

Hardness is a property that helps geologists identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a minerals. What would be given to the hardest?

• 1
• 10
• 5
• 7

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• Luster
• Cleavage
• Streak
• Fracture

A ______ of a mineral is the color of the powder left behind.

• Streak
• Luster
• Cleavage
• Fracture

Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What would be given to the softest?

• 1
• 10
• 5
• 7

If you look at a mineral and notice it is broken along flat plains, then that mineral has _________.

• Streak
• Luster
• Fracture
• Cleavage

If you look at a mineral and decide it is metallic or nonmetallic, shiny, dull, glassy, how it reflects light - you are looking at its __________.

• Luster
• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Special Properties

The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called _______.

• Streak
• Fracture
• Hardness
• Cleavage

What is the name of the scale used to determine the hardness of a mineral?

• Weighing Scale
• Fish Scale
• Jeffs Scale
• Mohs Scale

The way I'm going to remember the 5 rules that determine if an object is a mineral or not is ________.

• Minerals Are Real Earth Objects
• Not Going To Mistake Rocks
• Never Gonna Give You Up
• Never Flip Out In Science