Rocks & Minerals

A ______________ is a solid nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.

• mineral

• luster

• streak

• hardness

Minerals are found in the _______________, or outer layer of the earth.

• rocks

• crust

• Mohs Scale

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Some of the properties we use to identify minerals are:

• luster

• color

• hardness

• texture

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

______________ is the way a mineral shines, or reflects light. (metallic, dull, glassy)

• texture

• luster

• streak

______________ is the color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.

• hardness

• luster

• streak

_____________ is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

• Color

• Texture

• Hardness

What is the softest mineral?

• granite

• diamond

• talc

What do we use to determine a mineral's streak?

• streak test

• magnifying lens

• Mohs' Scale

To determine the hardness of a mineral, we use the _______________.

• luster

• Mohs' Scale

• streak test

A _____________ is a solid material that is made of one or more minerals.

• rock

• sediment

• mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1