Properties of minerals pages 100 to 103

(Do Now)

Which of these is found in almost all rocks?

• atoms of salt

• decayed plants

• fossils of animals

• different minerals

( Do Now )

Earth’s solid surface is primarily made of which of these?

• air and clouds

• plants and animals

• rocks and minerals

• fresh and salt water

(Practice)

Which one is not a property used to identify minerals?

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• size

(Practice)

-The color of the powder left behind when you rub the mineral against a tile.

• streak

• color

• hardness

• luster

(Practice)

The way a mineral's surface reflects light.

• streak

• luster

• color

• hardness

(Practice)

Gold, silver and copper are examples of minerals that have ______________________ luster.

• metallic

• nonmetallic

(Practice)

Which of the following minerals is one of the hardest minerals?

• pearl

• diamond

• talc

• quartz

(Practice)

A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest

• streak test

• luster test

• Mohs hardness scale

• fracture

(Practice)

The softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale

• Gypsum

• Talc

• Diamond

• Feldspar

Which of the following minerals has a metallic luster, a black streak, and could scratch Gold?

• Magnetite

• Graphite

• Galena

• Hematite