Minerals

The way in which a mineral reflects light

• streak

• luster

• hardness

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystal structure

• Rock

• streak

• mineral

A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

• Compound

• mineral

• element

The manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces

• streak

• cleavage

• fracture

A measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching

• hardness

• luster

• streak

The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces

• fracture

• cleavage

• hardness

The color of the powder of a mineral

• hardness

• streak

• luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A substance made of two or more different atoms that are chemically bonded

• element

• compound

• streak

Mass divided by volume

• streak

• density

• hardness

When we tested minerals in class, we used a nail, a penny, and our fingernail to test the ___________________ of the mineral

• streak

• hardness