Test Review: Minerals Study Guide

You use a mineral's __________ ________ to determine what the mineral is. (2 words)

• physical properties

• beautiful color

• Price tag

• color only

What are the properties used to describe minerals? (pick 3)

• Color

• Hardness

• Price

• Luster

• SCIENCE

What are the properties used to describe minerals? (pick 3)

• Mohs Scale

• Density

• amount of crystals

• cleavage

• heaviness

the way a mineral breaks along flat surfaces. (use your word bank on review)

(a)  

the color of the powder of a mineral. (use word bank on review)

(a)  

the amount of matter that will fit into a given amount of space. (use the word bank on review)

(a)  

how hard or soft a mineral is compared to other minerals and materials.

• Hardness

• Streak

• Luster

• Density

a scale of hardness used in classifying minerals tested by scratching onto other  minerals and materials

• Mohs Scale

• Cleavage

• Streak

• Hardness

how the surface of a mineral reflects light.

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Cleavage

Asah found an unknown mineral and found that it had a mass of 66.25 grams and a volume of 25 cm3. Using the density table below, which mineral did Asah likely find?

• Gypsum

• Calcite

• Pyrite

• Quartz