Minerals

A mineral is a:

• gas

• liquid

• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The color of a mineral's powder is the mineral's:

• streak

• luster

• color

Minerals that do not split easily into flat pieces have a property called:

• cleavage

• fracture

• hardness

If you say a mineral is waxy, you are describing the mineral's

• luster

• cleavage

• streak

Mineral crystals form when magma

• evaporates

• cools

• warms

A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another is a

• mineral

• vein

• solution

A narrow band of minerals that lies between rock layers is a (an)

• alloy

• crystal

• vein

A hard, colorful crystal that has a glassy luster is called a(an)

• metal

• gemstone

• element

A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral is a(an)

• ore

• alloy

• gem

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The process of removing metal from ore is called:

• smelting

• alloy

• ore