Minerals Review

The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 

• hardness
• specific gravity
• luster
• streak

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.

• 1
• 5
• 8
• 10

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks

What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?

• feldspar
• talc
• gypsum
• kaolinite

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

• streak
• luster
• hardness
• heft

What mineral is known as "fools gold"?

• graphite
• quartz
• galena
• pyrite

The ratio of an objects mass to its volume is called

• Fluorescence
• Streak
• Ore
• Density

Which of the following properties does the Mohs scale measure?

• Luster
• Hardness
• Density
• Streak

What does inorganic mean?

• Something that is living
• Something that is dead, but was once living
• Something that was never living