Properties of Minerals Quizizz

Brown, Black, Red

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Color

the color dust a mineral leaves behind

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Cleavage

Glassy, metallic

• Hardness

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Streak

A mineral's ability to scratch another mineral

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Streak

Thin, even sheets

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Quartz can scratch talc

• Hardness

• Streak

• Luster

• Cleavage

The way a mineral reflects light

• Streak

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Luster

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When a mineral breaks smoothly

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Streak

They are naturally occurring substances that are neither plants nor animals and have their own definite chemical composition. They make up rocks.

• Rocks

• Minerals

• Fossils

• Grass

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What is one thing you learned about minerals? Explain.