Minerals Vocabulary Review

What is a mineral?

• A natural substance with distinctive physical and chemical properties

• A liquid substance with unique properties

• A manufactured substance with specific composition

• A solid substance with no specific properties

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is not a criteria for something to be a mineral?

• Solid state

• Specific and unique chemical composition

• Naturally formed

• Manufactured in a factory or lab

What property of minerals shows how well or how much the mineral reflects light?

• Streak

• Hardness

• Luster

• Cleavage

How can you determine the streak of a mineral?

• By rubbing the mineral across a rough hard surface

• By observing its color in powdered form

• By measuring its density

• By testing its resistance to scratching

What property of a mineral measures its resistance to scratching?

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Cleavage

How do minerals with cleavage break up?

• Into small sized cubes

• Into fine sheets

• Into irregular shapes

• Into powdery form

What property of a mineral measures its density?

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Specific gravity

Which of the following minerals will always have a similar color?

• Gold

• Calcite

• Quartz

• Limestone

Which type of minerals exhibit luster and consist of metals in their chemical composition?

• Non-metallic minerals

• Ferrous minerals

• Non-ferrous minerals

• Metallic minerals

Which type of minerals do not contain iron?

• Ferrous minerals

• Non-ferrous minerals

• Metallic minerals

• Non-metallic minerals