Rocks and Minerals Review

Minerals and rocks are

• living

• nonliving

True or False: Minerals are made up of rocks

• True

• False

To determine a rock's luster, you can use Moh's Hardness Scale.

• True

• False

A rock's luster refers to how

• hard it is

• how it feels

• how shiny it is/how light reflects on it

• its color

The softest mineral is:

• Gypsum

• Talc

• Diamond

• Geode

On Moh's Hardness Scale, the higher a number is, the _________ it is.

• Shinier

• more colorful

• harder

• softer

What mineral can scratch Feldspar, but not Topaz?

• Gypsum

• Apatite

• Diamond

• Quartz

What can Feldspar be scratched by?

(a)  

Flourite has a hardness of:

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 7

Apatite can be scratched by:

• Fingernail

• Iron Nail

• Copper Penny

• Glass