Mineral Characteristics and Identification

A mineral is a substance that _______________________

• Forms in Nature

• Is Solid, Inorganic

• Has a definite Chemical Make-up

• Crystal Structure

• All of the Above

Something that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance.

• Element

• Compound

• Mixture

• Solid

A solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating pattern.

• Element

• Crystal

• Mixture

• Mineral

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

• Form in Nature

• Organic

• A Solid

• Has a diamond structure

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?

• Forms in a lab

• Organic

• A Solid

• Has a definite chemical make up

Organic matter is made by _____________.

• Scientists

• A Lab

• Living Organisms

• Solids

Each mineral has a definite ___________________.

• Mass

• Density

• Weight

• Chemical Make-Up

Minerals have ____ characteristics while rocks have ____.

• 5,1

• 5,2

• 5,3

• 5,0

What do you call the color of the powder left behind when the mineral is scraped across a surface?

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Streak

• Fracture

What do you call the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces?

• Cleavage

• Streak

• Luster

• Fracture