Intro Minerals

What is the ability of a mineral to resist scratching called?

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Hardness

• Colour

The color of a mineral in powdered form is called _____________.

The way in which a mineral reflects light is called....

• Hardness

• Luster

• Magnetism

• Luminance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Cleavage is .....

• tendancy of a mineral to split along specific plains of weakness to form smooth flat surfaces

• ability of a mineral to resist scratching

• color of a mineral in powdered form

• the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curverd or irregular surfaces

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals.

• Solid

• Naturally occurring

• Floats in water

• Inorganic

Although this property is often used to describe a mineral, it sometimes isn't the best way to tell one mineral from another.

• streak

• hardness

• density or specific gravity

• colour

Scientists who study minerals are called...

• miners

• mineralogists

• mobile phones

• geographers

How a mineral reflects light from its surface

• crystal
• luster
• streak
• refraction

A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest

• streak test
• luster test
• Mohs hardness scale
• fracture

Minerals are the building blocks of _____________.

• elements
• atoms
• fossils
• rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1