Minerals

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why is coal not a mineral?

• It's not a solid
• It is man-made
• It is not inorganic
• It is made of carbon

The following image shows what mineral property?

• Hardness
• Streak
• Cleavage
• Density

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.

• 1
• 5
• 8
• 10

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?

• luster
• color
• streak
• cleavage

What mineral is used for pencils?

• Graphite
• Galena
• Magnetite
• Quartz

What mineral is salt?

• quartz
• sulfur
• halite
• calcite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?

• feldspar
• talc
• gypsum
• kaolinite

Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?

• talc
• sulfer
• mica
• pyrite

The mineral halite is formed by 

• hot water solutions
• cooling of magma
• cooling of lava
• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4