Mineral Properties and Identification

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 

• hardness
• specific gravity
• luster
• streak

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.

• 1
• 5
• 8
• 10

Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?

• luster
• color
• streak
• cleavage

How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 

• Throw it against a wall
• Step on it
• Scratch Test
• Kick it until it breaks

What mineral is used for pencils?

• Graphite
• Galena
• Magnetite
• Quartz

What mineral is salt and is used to flavor our tables and melt ice on our roads?

• quartz
• sulfur
• halite
• calcite

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms

• crystal
• density
• element
• fracture 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

• streak
• luster
• hardness
• heft