Minerals Quiz

Substances that are naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solids with characteristic chemical compositions

• minerals
• rocks
• liquids
• gasses

The mineral’s tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes to make smooth surfaces

• fracture
• cleavage
• hardness
• luster

The pattern in which a mineral breaks (jagged edges, smooth)

• fracture
• cleavage
• luster
• hardness

Mass/volume, typically reported in "specific gravity”

• fracture
• cleavage
• luster
• density

The melted rock inside Earth.

• lava
• magma
• igneous
• diamond

When magma erupts, it is called

• lava
• magma
• igneous
• diamond

The largest mineral group. The basic building blocks for these minerals are silica tetrahedrons.

• silicates
• nonsilicates
• oxides
• carbonates

Reflection of light off a mineral’s surface (shininess)

• cleavage
• luster
• fracture
• carbonates

What minerals it can scratch and what minerals can scratch it, measured by the Mohs scale

• luster
• cleavage
• hardness
• fracture

The color of the mineral’s powder when it’s streaked across a hard surface.

• cleavage
• hardness
• streak
• fracture