Identifying Minerals (Exit Ticket)

What state of matter are all minerals?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is a mineral's hardness?

• It describes the mineral's resistance to scratching.

• It describes the way the mineral breaks into pieces.

• It describes the way a mineral reflects light.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

This property is NOT very useful in identifying a mineral:

• Color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

This property describes the way a mineral reflects light:

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.4-PS4-2

The property of a mineral that describes the way it breaks into flat surfaces:

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

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.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which mineral identification test is represented here?

• Scratch
• Streak
• Breakage
• Hardness

This mineral's break pattern is known as

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Luster
• Metallic

This mineral has a break pattern that is known as: 

• Cleavage
• Fracture
• Metallic
• Non-metallic

This mineral is _________________

• non-metallic

• dull

• organic

• metallic