Minerals

An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth is a

• crystal

• mineral

• rock

• soil

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Something that is made of things that have never been alive is

• organic

• stone

• soil

• inorganic

Minerals can form from cooled melted

• rock

• glass

• ice

• gold

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Some minerals are found __________ in buried in the earth’s crust.

• lava

• caves

• veins

• volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The breaking of a mineral unevenly in many directions is called

• fracture

• cleavage

• structure

• luster

This characteristic of a mineral can be determined by how easily it can scratch other minerals

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• structure

One way to identify a mineral is to look at the color of the mark left by the mineral when it is rubbed on a harder surface

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• crystal structure

Some minerals can break apart along smooth, straight lines or into flat sheets

• fracture

• hardness

• cleavage

• luster

The particles of a mineral are in an orderly arrangement

• cleavage

• hardness

• crystal structure

• luster

Some minerals reflect very little light, but other minerals sparkle under light

• fracture

• luster

• hardness

• crystal structure