Minerals Review

Check the following boxes that identify characteristics of all minerals (Pt. 1)

• naturally occuring

• man-made

• organic

• inorganic

Check the following boxes that identify characteristics of all minerals (Pt. 2)

• Gas state

• Liquid state

• Solid state

• Definite chemical composition

• Ordered crystal structure

To perform this test, you would need to look at the mineral and simply observe what color it is.

• Streak

• Luster

• Taste

• Color

This test measures a mineral's resistance to scratching from different materials.

• Streak

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Cleavage

This test is done by observing what happens when a magnet is placed near a particular mineral.

• Acid Test

• Magnetism

• Fracture

• Crystal Form

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

This test is done my observing how a mineral breaks along random surfaces.

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Fracture

• Taste

This test is done by scratching the mineral against a ceramic plate to observe the color in powder form.

• Streak

• Color

• Luster

• Fracture

This test is done by observing the 3D shapes that crystals form into.

• Acid Test

• Taste

• Magnetism

• Crystal Form

This test is done by observing how light reflects off of a mineral.

• Color

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage

This test is done by observing how a mineral breaks along lines of weakness in their structure.

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Taste