Mineral Identification Vocabulary

a solid formed by a repeating pattern of atoms

• density

• luster

• crystal

• hardness

a measure of how “light” or “heavy” a material is for its size

• density

• mass

• hardness

• volume

a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

• crystal

• hardness

• density

• volume

the way a mineral reflects light.

• luster

• streak

• crystal

• mass

the amount of matter in an object

• volume

• density

• mass

• streak

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition

• crystal

• streak

• luster

• mineral

the color of a mineral in powdered form

• luster

• srtreak

• crystal

• mass

the amount of space an object takes up

• density

• volume

• hardness

• mass

The formula used to calculate the density of a mineral is ...

• mass

  divided by

  volume

• volume

  divided by

  mass

• density

  divided by

  mass

• density

  divided by

  volume

The formula to calculate the density of an object is

• mass /volume

• volume/mass

• density/volume

• density/mass