Minerals

Minerals come in many different ________ which can sometimes be helpful in identification.

• rocks

• streaks

• Nalence

• colors

A mineral is a __________ formed, inorganic solid that has a definite ___________structure.

• solid, rock

• naturally, crystalline

• man-made, nice

• Nalence, salt

A minerals ________________ is its resistance to being scratched.

• hardness

• luster

• colors

• streak

The _________________ of a mineral is how it interacts with light.

• color

• luster

• streak

• hardness

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The ___________________ of a mineral is the color of its powder when rubbed on a white tile.

• color

• luster

• streak

• hardness

Minerals will sometimes bubble when ____________ is placed on them.

• Nalence

• acid

• base

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

______________ can occur when a mineral is placed under UV light.

• Double refraction

• Streak

• Fluorescence

• Color

When a mineral splits light into two lines.

• Fluorescence

• Luster

• Double refraction

• Streak

The _________________ of a mineral can be found by using its mass and volume.

• luster

• color

• weight

• density

The crystals of halite (salt) will be...

• Round

• Square

• Cubic

• Pyramidal