Pretest Minerals, Rocks, & Minning

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

• hardness
• specific gravity
• luster
• streak

Why is coal not a mineral?

• It's not a solid
• It is man-made
• It is not inorganic
• It is made of carbon

The following image shows what mineral property?

• Hardness
• Streak
• Cleavage
• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?

• luster
• color
• streak
• cleavage

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

• definite chemical composition
• crystal structure
• naturally occuring
• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

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

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What mineral is salt?

• quartz
• sulfur
• halite
• calcite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral

__________ is if a mineral breaks apart in a jagged or rough layer.

• cleavage
• luster
• fracture

Texture is based on:

• size & shape of a rock's mineral grains
• how/where a rock forms
• the minerals a rock is made up of

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4