Earth Science - Minerals

A substance that can not be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

• minerals

• elements

• lusters

• air

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A natural solid substance that has a definite geometric shape.

• wood

• crystal

• mineral

• atom

The smallest unit of an element, that maintains the properties of an element.

• atom

• luster

• streak

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

In geology, it's the tendency for a mineral to split in the weak area to form a smooth surface.

• atom

• crystal

• cleavage

• luster

A substance made of atoms or ions, of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.

• compound

• cleavage

• water

• mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The way a mineral reflects light.

• element

• compound

• streak

• luster

The color of a mineral in powdered form.

• air

• streak

• crystal

• compound

A natural solid substance that has a definite geometric shape.

• atom

• crystal

• streak

• water

A natural, inorganic solid, with a characeristic chemical composition and an orderly interal structure.

• crystal

• luster

• mineral

• matter

A substance made of atoms or ions, of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.

• compound

• matter

• element

• crystal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1