Minerals and Types of Rocks

What are the properties of minerals?

• color, streak, hardness, luster, magnetism

• texture, different type, shape, color, size

Hardness is measured on the Moh's scale from...

• 1-10

• 300-400

• 20-50

• 1-50

What is the hardest mineral?

• Talc

• Diamond

• Sulfur

• Quartz

What is a hardness scale?

• a scale that tests the hardness of a mineral by scratching other

  materials

• a scale that tests the hardness of a mineral by burning other

  materials

• a scale that tests the hardness of a mineral by throwing other

  materials

Which mineral is the hardest and a ten on Moh's Hardness Scale?

• talc

• diamond

• corundum

• topaz

Which property can BEST be used to identify a type of mineral?

• Hardness

• Size

• Mass

• Temperature

What is being tested here?

• hardness

• streak color

• weight

• shape

Which is true of all rocks?

• they are all strong

• they are made up of minerals

• they are used to make buildings

• they are easily scratched

How are rocks related to minerals?

• Minerals are living parts of rocks.

• Rocks and minerals are the same.

• Rocks are made of minerals.

• Minerals contain rocks.

The mineral fluorite has a hardness of 4. Which materials could fluorite scratch?

• a penny and apatite

• apatite and diamond

• diamond and talc

• talc and a penny