Minerals 1

The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 

• hardness
• specific gravity
• luster
• streak

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks

What mineral is used for pencils?

• Graphite
• Galena
• Magnetite
• Quartz

What mineral is salt?

• quartz
• sulfur
• halite
• calcite

Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?

• talc
• sulfer
• mica
• pyrite

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

• streak
• luster
• hardness
• heft

What does the Mohs Scale measure?

• Streak
• Luster
• Hardness
• Cleavage

Which of the following is an example of luster?

• Soft
• White
• Metallic
• Hard

When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way

• Luster
• Cleavage
• Hardness
• Fracture