Mineral Properties

What are physical properties of minerals?

• Shape, size, weight, and texture.

• Melting point, boiling point, and conductivity.

• Transparency, magnetism, solubility, and density.

• Color, luster, hardness, cleavage, crystal and streak.

Which physical property refers to the resistance of a mineral to being scratched?

• density

• hardness

• color

• luster

What is the scale used to measure the hardness of minerals?

• pH scale

• Mohs scale

• Kelvin scale

• Newton scale

What is the term for the way light reflects off the surface of a mineral?

• luster

• opacity

• transparency

• refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the term for the shape of a mineral's particles and how they fit together?

• mineral composition

• crystal structure

• crystal lattice

• particle arrangement

What is the term for the mass of a mineral divided by its volume?

• weight

• size

• length

• density

Which physical property describes the color of a mineral in powdered form?

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• cleavage

What is the term for the way a mineral reflects light from its surface?

• sheen

• glow

• luster

• shine

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

All minerals have a crystal structure in which the atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A _______________ mixture is a gaseous, liquid or solid mixture that has the same proportions of its components throughout a given sample. It is uniform in composition throughout.

• heterogenous

• homogeneous