Minerals

Mineral containing silicon, oxygen, and usually one or more other elements

• carbonate
• halide
• silicate
• sulfate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

• fracture
• cleavage
• hardness
• streak

Breakage along smooth, flat planes

• fracture
• cleavage
• streak
• ore

The color of a mineral's powder

• color
• streak
• luster
• powder

Metallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.

• streak
• color
• luster
• cleavage

A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure 

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

SELECT THE 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A MINERAL

• solid, naturally occurring, inorganic, chemical formula, crystal structure

• chemical composition, organic, living, crystal structure

• inorganic, plastic, shiny, non-metallic, chemical formula

• organic, non-living, metallic, rocky, liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

When testing the ________________________of a mineral, we can use the white or black plate and look at the color of the powder the mineral left behind.

• hardness

• streak

The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles in a solid is known as

• crystal structure

• streak

• fracture

• luster

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A mineral always contains certain elements in definite proportions. This is referring to its

• streak

• definite chemical composition

• luster

• inorganic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1