What are minerals? R

Minerals are made from ______________ which are chemically combined.

• rocks

• minerals

• particles

• elements

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the hardest mineral on the Moh’s Scale?

• Corundum

• Talc

• Feldspar

• Diamond

Any nonliving solid with a crystal form is called a(n)…………………..

• fossil

• rock

• element

• mineral

A mineral that breaks along straight, smooth lines is said to have.....................

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Streak

................. is a mineral’s ability to scratch another mineral.

• cleavage

• crystal

• hardness

• luster

Gold, silver, copper, and pyrite each have a metallic __________________.

• minerals

• streak

• cleavage

• luster

The color left behind when a mineral is rubbed across a white tile is its ________________.

• crystal

• hardness

• luster

• streak

Fluorite, talc, diamond, gold, and quartz are all examples of ________________.

• hardness

• luster

• minerals

• streak

What is the only mineral that can scratch a diamond (10)?

• Talc (1)

• A copper penny (3)

• another diamond (10)

True or false: All minerals have the same streak color.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3