Science Quiz 1B

Some minerals reflect very little light, but other other minerals sparkle under light. What quality of minerals is that?

• shine
• luster
• dullness
• glow

This characteristic of a mineral can be determined by how easily it can scrath other minerals. What is it?

• density
• shininess
• hardness
• color

Some minerals can break apart along smooth, straight lines or into flat sheets. What is this called?

• splitting
• fracture
• cleavage
• division

One way to identify a mineral is to look at the color of a mark left by the mineral when it is rubbed on a harder surface. What is this?

• Scratch
• Streak
• Trace
• Smudge

The particles of a mineral are in an orderly arrangement. What is this called?

• Mineral matrix
• Atomic structure
• Ordered composition
• Crystal structure

The breaking of a mineral unevenly in many directions is called _______

• shattering
• splitting
• cleavage
• fracture

An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth is a __________

• mineral
• water
• metal
• rock

Something that is made of things that have never been alive is __________

• organic
• inorganic
• living
• biotic

Some minerals are found in _____ buried in the earth's crust.

Minerals can form from cool melted ______

• ice
• rock

• sand
• water