Mineral Quiz

The term that describes how a mineral reflec ts light from its surface

• Fluorescence

• Fracture

• Cleavage

• Luster

A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces

• Fracture

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Fluorescence

Which minerals would all scratch apatite?

• diamond, topaz, quartz

• quartz, calcite, gypsum

• fluorite, talc, calcite

• diamond, fluorite, corundum

How many characteristics are there for a solid to be considered a mineral?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

If something does not come from materials that were once part of a living thing, that object is said to be:

• Organic

• Inorganic

• Dead

• Plastic

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Particles of a mineral line up in a pattern that repeats over and over again.  What is this called

• Crystal

• Element

• Compound

• Inorganic

A mineral's ability to glow under Ultraviolet light

• Fluorescence

• Fracture

• Cleavage

• Luster

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The softest mineral known to man

• Quartz

• Diamond

• Talc

• Gypsum

The hardest mineral know to man

• Quartz

• Talc

• Diamond

• Gypsum

The Moh's Hardness Scale is used to identify which property?

• luster

• density

• hardness

• streak