3.2 Minerals

What is a naturally occurring, solid, inorganic compound or element?

• Crystal

• Mineral

• Silicate

• Rock

What term refers to the regular, geometric shapes that occur in many minerals?

• Crystal

• Mineral

• Silicate

• Fracture

What is the term for minerals containing silicon and oxygen?

• Crystal

• Mineral

• Silicate

• Cleavage

Which of the following is not a type of mineral?

• Crystal

• Silicate

• Rock

• Mineral

What is the main component of silicate minerals?

• Carbon

• Silicon

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

What is the term for the color of a mineral in powdered form?

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Cleavage

Which property measures a mineral's resistance to being scratched?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Luster

What is the term for the way a mineral breaks along flat surfaces?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Streak

Which mineral property is tested using the Mohs scale?

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Which mineral property involves the appearance of a mineral in reflected light?

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Cleavage