Crystal Structure

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

_______ 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_______ 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

What is a crystal?

• A pure material that can’t be changed.

• Material with a regular,repeating arrangement of atoms.

• A foggy like material.

What is crystallography?

• Study of cells

• Study of earth

• Study of oceans

• Study of crystals

Which of the following is a way that crystals can form in nature?

• When liquids cool and start to harden.

• When magma cools.

• When water evaporates from a mixture.

• All of the above.

What is it called when a mineral is not made from living organisms?

• inorganic
• crystalline structure
• mineral
• naturally occurring