Minerals Review - Ch 5

A natural solid substance that has a definite chemical composition and physical structure is a ______?

• Rock

• Mineral

• Gem

• Soil

The property of a mineral splitting evenly along a flat surface is

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage

• Fracture

The property of a mineral splitting unevenly is

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage

• Fracture

The mass of an object in a given space is known as its

• Color

• Luster

• Density

• Fracture

How a mineral reflects light from its surface is known as

• Streak

• Element

• Fracture

• Luster

A physical property that is easy to observe is

• Luster

• Color

• Hardness

• Density

The color of the powder left behind by a mineral.

• Streak

• Cleavage

• Color

• Luster

Minerals are substances that are usually ... (select all that apply)

• solid

• inorganic.

• organic

• naturally occurring

Minerals have a definite…………………….

• chemical composition

• crystalline structure

• both a and b are wrong options

• both a and b are right options

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

• Structure

• Texture

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak