3/5 Minerals and Rocks Review

What mineral property would look at how the rock breaks?

• Luster
• Cleavage
• Appearance
• Reaction to Acid

A geologist would be looking at the metallic or nonmetallic qualities of the mineral.  Which property is the geologist using to identify the mineral?

• Appearance
• Cleavage
• Luster
• Magnetic 

___________ describes how the mineral reflects light.

• cleavage
• magnetic
• luster

_____ is if something breaks into smooth flat layers.

• fracture
• cleavage
• streak

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

• They are liquids
• They are formed in nature
• They are inorganic
• They have crystalline structure

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

• streak
• luster
• hardness
• heft

The ________ measures how hard a mineral is.

• Miller Scale
• Dishong Scale
• Curly Scale
• Mohs Scale

A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?

• Fracture
• Cleavage
• Glassy
• Waxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

_________ is how easily something can be scratched.

• specific gravity
• luster
• hardness

______ is the way a mineral reflects light.

• Luster
• Streak
• Hardness
• Color

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2