Minerals (Quiz)

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid which has a definite crystalline structure

• Mineral
• Element
• Compound
• Rock

Diamond is a mineral and nothing inside of diamond was ever alive. Is diamond organic or inorganic?

• Inorganic

• Organic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating, three-dimensional pattern

• Rock

• Lava

• Mohs

• Crystal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

This property is NOT very useful in identifying a mineral:

• Color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

This property describes the way a mineral reflects light:

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Streak

What is a streak test?

• A test that shows a mineral's true color.

• A test that shows a mineral's hardness.

• A test that shows a mineral's luster.

• A test that shows how a mineral breaks.

A mineral's _____________ is the color of the powder left behind by the mineral when you draw with it.

• Streak

• Luster

• Fracture

• Hardness

The four minerals in this picture all broke into even sheets or smooth/flat surfaces. What property do the all share?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Streak

The four minerals in the picture all broke into irregular pieces with jagged/uneven surfaces. What property do they share?

• Streak

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Buoyancy

Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?

• Luster
• Hardness
• Density
• Streak