Minerals Review

Which of the following properties of minerals is described with the Mohs scale?

• luster

• fracture

• fluorescence

• hardness

Using the table, which mineral will scratch Creedite but will NOT scratch Spectrolite?

• Alabaster

• Boracite

• Ekanite

• Moissanite

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The picture shows a mineral being tested. Which mineral property is being tested in the picture?

• cleavage

• color

• hardness

• streak

Brick, steel, and glass all come from substances found in Earth's crust, but they are NOT called minerals because they are

• not made by nature

• made of rock.

• too hard and heavy

• useful to humans.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which is the correct definition of a mineral's streak?

• a line of ore in the mineral that is a different color

• a crystal in the mineral that is a different color

• the color of the powder a mineral makes

• the color of the outside of the mineral

Lana is comparing two minerals by shining a bright light on them and seeing how much is reflected off. What is Lana measuring?

• color

• streak

• luster

• hardness

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?

• Minerals are composed of organic material, and rocks are composed of minerals.
• Rocks are composed of only organic material, and minerals are composed of rocks.
• Rocks are composed of minerals and other organic material while minerals are inorganic and composed of the same elements every time. 
• Minerals are composed of rocks and other organic material while rocks are inorganic and composed of the same elements every time. 

In order to be called a mineral, a substance must have which of the following?

• Definite chemical composition
• Cleavage
• Streak
• Luster

Which of the following is NOT a property a mineral must have to be called a mineral

• Solid
• Inorganic
• Crystal structure
• Hardness

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

When a mineral breaks along flat, even plains it is said to have the characteristic of

• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Streak
• Luster