Earth Science Chap 4 quiz Minerals

Naturally occuring , inorganic solid, with a specific chemical composition and definite crystalline structure.

• Rock

• Element

• Mineral

• Liquid

All minerals are...

• Organic

• Inorganic

• Pink

• Blue

A solid in which the atoms are arranged in repeating patterns.

• Mineral

• Limestone

• Crystal

• Ore

The way a mineral reflects light.

• Glow

• Brightness

• Gleem

• Luster

Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

• Hardness

• Scufability

• Luster

• Brightness

Who developed the scale of hardness?

• Moore

• Manly

• Mohs

• Munster

A mineral that splits relatively easily and evenly along one or more flat planes.

• Fracture

• Break

• Streak

• Cleavage

Mineral that breaks with rough and jagged edges.

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Streak

• Plastic

The color of a mineral when it is broken up and powdered.

• Fracture

• Cleavage

• Shine

• Streak

What causes the different coloring in quartz samples?

• Oxygen

• Potassium

• Iron

• Magnesium