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Mineral Vocabulary

Science

6th Grade

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Mineral Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all minerals?

Has a physical structure

Natural solid substance

Definite chemical composition

Is a gemstone

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This is the tendancy of minerals to break along FLAT surfaces

Fluorescence

Cleavage

Hardness

Streak

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_________ describes how a mineral's surface reflects light

Luster

Streak

Fluorescence

Crystal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientist use this to determine a mineral's hardness

Streak plate

Microscope

Mohs Hardness Scale

Scale

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If a steel knife scratches a mineral, then we can conclude the mineral has a hardness of 5.5 or higher

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Glass will not scratch Quartz

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What has a hardness of 4 on Mohs Hardness Scale?

Fluorite

Fluorescent

Flourite

Fluoride

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