Rocks and Minerals Review

A mineral's ability to split easily, along flat surfaces

• Fracture

• Cleavage

• Hardness

The color of a mineral's power is its __.

• Streak

• Color

• Luster

This term describes how a mineral reflects light from its surface.

• luster

• streak

• Mohs

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The softest mineral on Mohs scale is

• diamond

• talc

• quartz

The hardest mineral on Mohs Hardness Scale is ___

• Diamond

• Talc

• Quartz

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

• Inorganic

• Naturally-Occuring

• Crystal Structure

• Made in a lab

Which word means the substance was once alive?

• Organic

• Inorganic

How do you check the hardness of a mineral?

• Bang the two minerals together until one breaks

• Scratch the two minerals together

• Hit the mineral with a hammer until it breaks

Which word means a mineral will glow?

• Magnetic

• Flourescent

• Reactive

When the grains of the rock are large enough to see easily

• course grained

• fine grained

• no visible grain