Ch. 7 Review

Name

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

describes how light reflects from a minerals cleavage surface.

• cleavage
• crystal structure
• fracture
• luster
• streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

mineral breakage along smooth, flat surfaces

• cleavage
• crystal structure
• fracture
• luster
• streak

a mineral's color in powdered form

• cleavage
• crystal structure
• fracture
• luster
• streak

orderly arrangement of atoms in a mineral

• cleavage
• crystal structure
• fracture
• luster
• streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

mineral breakage along rough edges

• cleavage
• crystal structure
• fracture
• luster
• streak

Which object is a mineral?

• an emerals made in a lab
• calcite produced by a clam
• a diamond from a deep mine

all minerals

• form large crystals
• have a crystal structure
• are valued for their beauty

On the Mohs scale, a mineral with a hardness of 5 is

• softer than a mineral with a hardness of 4
• harder than a mineral with hardness of 4
• the same hardness as a mineral with hardness 4

luster

• Because it is shiny, pyrite is said to have a metallic_______________.
• When a sample feels heavier than another because it has more mass in the same volume due to it's _____________
• A mineral’s shape is the result of its____________________ structure
• ______________________is the breakage of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces.
• The breakage of a mineral along rough, uneven edges is called____________________

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2