Mrs. Estes: Minerals

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster
• hardness
• cleavage
• streak

Mrs. Estes performed a scratch test using her fingernail, a copper penny, glass, and a steel nail. Which property is Mrs. Estes testing?

• streak

• cleavage

• fracture

• hardness

The ratio of an objects mass to its volume is called

• Fluorescence
• Streak
• Ore
• Density

• the way a mineral's surface reflects light.

• streak

• luster

• color

• hardness

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

• streak

• color

• harness

• luster

True or False: A mineral is a living substance found in nature.

• True

• False

What is true about minerals?

• They are naturally occurring and inorganic.
• They are organic and inorganic.

Identify the Mineral Class of Spinel: MgAl₂O₄

• Sulfate

• Silicate

• Oxide

• Cargonate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Identify the Mineral Class of Beryl: Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈

• Silicate

• Sulfate

• Native Element

• Halide

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Classify the mineral Sylvite: KCl

• Halite

• Oxide

• Potassiumide

• Table Salt

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2