Minerals

A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest

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

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Minerals are the building blocks of _____________.

• elements
• atoms
• fossils
• rocks

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The hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Talc
• Obsidian
• Diamond
• Quartz

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The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Gypsum
• Talc
• Diamond
• Feldspar

Geologist have identified over _____________ minerals.

• 40
• 400
• 1000
• 2000

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 color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 

• hardness
• specific gravity
• luster
• streak

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

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

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Why is coal not a mineral?

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

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.

• 1
• 5
• 8
• 10

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