Minerals

Rocks and Minerals are both _____________ compounds.

• Inorganic (non-living)

• Organic (Living)

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 the building blocks of _____________.

• elements
• atoms
• fossils
• rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Talc
• Obsidian
• Diamond
• Quartz

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Gypsum
• Talc
• Diamond
• Feldspar

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

• luster
• color
• streak
• cleavage