Minerals Vocabulary

When a mineral breaks with smooth and flat edges with luster it is said to break with ___________.

• Cleavage

• Fracture

What is a mineral?

• A rock with a high concentration of minerals

• A substance derived from living matter

• A solid, inorganic, naturally occurring substance with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure

• A solid substance made up of minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Does this mineral break with cleavage or fracture?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

What is luster?

• How shiny or dull a mineral is (how light reflects off its surface)

• The way a mineral is created

• The species of mineral

On Moh's scale of hardness what is glass?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 9

What do we use to test the hardness of a mineral?

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What is the crystal structure of a mineral?

• The specific proportion/ratio of elements

• The ordered arrangement of atoms or molecules into a specific shape

• The state of matter where a substance takes the shape of its containers.

• The amount of atoms in a particular amount of volume

Does this mineral break with cleavage or fracture?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

What is the chemical composition of quartz according to this photo?

• One Silicon atom and two Oxygen atoms

• Two Silicon atoms and one Oxygen atom

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is an ore?

• A rock formed from high heat and/or high pressure

• A mythical creature that lives in a swamp

• An organic substance

• A rock with a high concentration of minerals