Rocks and Minerals Review

According to the Moh's hardness scale, which of the following minerals is the hardest?

• corundum

• diamond

• talc

• gypsum

Which of the following is true?

• All minerals are made of rock

• All rocks are made of minerals

• Rocks and minerals are made of the same

• All of the above

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

How a mineral reflects light from its surface is known as

• Streak

• Element

• Fracture

• Luster

What mineral property is determined by scratching a mineral across an unglazed, white tile?

• Hardness

• Color

• Streak

• Cleavage

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

Rocks are made out of __________________.

• particles

• minerals

• molecules

• cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

• Structure

• Texture

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak