Physical Properties-Minerals

__________ is the way a mineral shines, or reflects light. 

• Streak
• Hardness
• Luster
• Cleavage

__________ is the color of a mineral when it is ground into powder. 

• Mineral
• Hardness
• Color
• Streak

__________ is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. 

• Hardness
• Texture
• color
• Streak test

A _____________ is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.

• Rock
• Mineral
• Streak
• hardness

__________ is the tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces. 

• Luster
• Mineral
• Color
• Cleavage

Material that is shiny like a metal is described as __________.

• Metallic
• Nonmetallic

Which Physical Property are we observing when we see the colored powder left behind on the streak plate? 

• Color of mineral
• Streak of mineral
• Hardness of mineral

Using the MOHS scale, which mineral can be scratched by a penny?

• Calcite
• Apatite
• Corundum

Using the MOHS scale, which mineral can be scratched by a fingernail?

• Calcite
• Talc
• Corundum

You have a mineral and need to identify the type of break it has along the edge.  You see the following: 

• This is a fracture kind of break.
• This is a cleavage kind of break.
• This is a hexagonal kind of break.