Rocks and Minerals 2

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster
• hardness
• cleavage
• streak

____________ is determined by scratching a mineral with other minerals.

• fracture
• hardness
• streak
• abrasion factor

The tendency for a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form, smooth flat surfaces is called...

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Crystallization
• Habit

What is the scale that is used to indicate hardness of a mineral?

• Red Scale
• Moh's scale
• Einstein's Scale
• Fracture Scale

______ is the way a mineral reflects light.

• Luster
• Streak
• Hardness
• Color

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The following image shows what mineral property?

• Hardness
• Streak
• Cleavage
• None of the above

A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure 

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral

What is the hardest mineral on Earth?

• talc
• diamond
• ruby
• topaz

The color of a powder left behind on an un-glazed porcelain tile.

• Luster

• Color

• Hardness

• Streak

The least reliable property to help identify a mineral is

• color

• streak

• luster

• size

• cleavage