Rocks and Minerals Summative

The way light reflects off the surface is called ___.

• luster

• cleavage

• streak

• color

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The powder form of a mineral after it is scratched is called ___.

• hardness

• streak

• color

• luster

When a mineral breaks or splits along smooth, flat surfaces is called ___.

• streak

• hardness

• cleavage

• color

The way a mineral breaks. It is NOT smooth and has a rough surface is called ___.

• streak

• fracture

• cleavage

• hardness

A scale that ranks hardness of minerals is called __.

• color

• fracture

• minerals

• Mohs Hardness Scale

Made from living things or things once living is called ___.

• hardness

• organic

• fracture

• color

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Attraction of a mineral to a magnet is called ___.

• inorganic

• magnetism

• Moh's Hardness Scale

• luster

Not living matter is called ___.

• fracture

• streak

• inorganic

• hardness

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A naturally occurring inorganic crystalline solid with a chemical composition.

• minerals

• hardness

• fracture

• cleavage

A way to identify a substance is called __.

• a) minerals

• b) cleavage

• c) property

• d) streak