Minerals

How a mineral reflects light from its surface

• crystal
• luster
• streak
• refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The property of splitting easily along flat surfaces

• fracture
• hardness
• cleavage
• streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How a mineral splits apart when it does not break evenly:

• streak
• hardness
• cleavage
• fracture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The color of a minerals powder

• luster
• streak
• hardness
• texture

A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest

• streak test
• luster test
• Mohs hardness scale
• fracture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Minerals are inorganic which means that

• they were once parts of living things.
• renewable
• they were never part of anything living.
• they are nonrenewable

The following image shows what mineral property?

• Hardness
• Streak
• Cleavage
• Density

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

• definite chemical composition
• crystal structure
• naturally occuring
• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral