Minerals Basics

Match the term with a key word

• Powder

• Cleavage

• Scratch

• Hardness

• Light

• Luster

• Flat or smooth

• Streak

• Rough or jagged

• Fracture

Match the following

• Color

• 
• hardness

• 
• cleavage

• 
• streak

• 
• Luster

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Match the term with the picture

• Fracture

• 
• Hardness

• 
• Cleavage

• 
• Streak

• 
• Luster

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Label the correct luster

c

d

Metallic

Nonmetallic

The hardest mineral is ​ (a)   , the softest mineral is ​ (b)   . Can quartz scratch topaz? ​ (c)  

• diamond
• gypsum
• Talc
• topaz
• no
• yes

Label

a

b

fracture

cleavage