Minerals 101

When a mineral looks like metal, we call it

• glassy

• metallic

• nonmetallic

How a mineral’s surface reflects light is called _____.

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• color

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When you scratch one mineral with another mineral or object this is called ______.

• density

• streak

• hardness

• cleavage

When a mineral has jagged edges, it means that it is ____.

• cleavage

• streak

• fractured

You can identify a mineral by this by just looking at it, but it is NOT the best way.

• fracture

• streak

• luster

• color

A naturally occurring inorganic solid formed form elements or compounds is called a (a)   .

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When a mineral breaks in a predictable pattern along smooth, flat surfaces it is called ____.

• streak

• cleavage

• fracture

A ______________ test helps identify if a magnet attracts or repels a mineral

• magnetism

• acid

• density

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A solid in which the atoms are arranged in orderly, repeating patterns is called a (a)   .

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Something that has NEVER been alive; not formed from once living things is called _____.

• inorganic

• organic