Minerals

This property is NOT very useful in identifying a mineral:

• Color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?

• Rocks are made up of minerals.

• Minerals are made up of rocks.

• Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.

• Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.

Gneiss is a rock because it

• is hard and round.

• has crystals.

• is made of minerals.

• has mass.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Minerals are made of one or more

• minerals.

• sediments.

• elements.

• rocks.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Fluorite, talc, diamond, gold, and quartz are all examples of ________________.

• hardness

• luster

• minerals

• streak

The color left behind when a mineral is rubbed across a white tile is its ________________.

• crystal

• hardness

• luster

• streak

What are some of the different properties that can be used to identify a mineral? Choose all that apply.

• crystal shape

• cleavage

• streak

• halite

You can find out a mineral's ________________ by seeing what other minerals it can scratch.

• cleavage

• crystal

• hardness

• luster

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A nonliving solid that has a _______________ form is called a mineral.

• minerals

• streak

• cleavage

• crystal

A mineral that breaks along straight, smooth lines is said to have ____________________.

• cleavage

• crystal

• hardness

• luster