Review of Minerals

The way a surface reflects light.

• color
• luster
• streak
• density

Color of a mineral in powdered form.

• hardness
• streak
• breakage
• density

A shiny material is described as having a __________________ luster

• metallic
• nonmetallic

A dull material is described as having a __________________ luster.

• metallic
• nonmetallic

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster
• cleavage
• streak
• fracture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

If you look at a mineral and decide if it is metallic or nonmetallic, shiny, dull, glassy, how it reflects light -you are looking at its __________.

• luster
• cleavage
• fracture
• streak

A ________ is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid that can have crystal structure and definite chemical composition. 

• mineral
• rock
• crystal
• fluorite

Inorganic means not made of living things.

• True
• False

What are the two types of luster? 

• Metallic and Metallic
• Nonmetallic and Shiny
• Metallic and Nonmetallic
• Shiny and Dull

__________ is if a mineral breaks apart in a jagged or rough layer.

• cleavage
• luster
• fracture