Color by Number - Minerals

Minerals do not come from living organisms, they are...

• organic (yellow)

• inorganic (purple)

• biotic (green)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

All of the following are characteristics of a mineral except:

• A) natural (purple)

• B) solid (pink)

• C) Indefinite chemical composition (red)

Minerals should not be identified by using this alone.

• hardness (yellow)

• color (light blue)

• fracture (light green)

The color of a mineral's powder is called its...

• streak (yellow)

• luster (light yellow)

• fracture (blue)

Hardness is a measure of the ability of a mineral to resist being...

• burnt (blue)

• scratched (green)

• pressurized (pink)

The ______ hardness scale rates minerals from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest).

• Kepler (pink)

• Mohs (orange)

• Hutton (red)

Which mineral is the hardest?

• gold (light blue)

• corundum (blue)

• diamond (light purple)

The softest mineral is...

• talc (blue)

• graphite (orange)

• gypsum (red)

The term that describes how well a mineral reflects light is called...

• fracture (purple)

• luster (light red)

• crystalline (blue)

Which of the following statements is false?

• Crystals have an orderly atomic structure.

• Minerals form inside earth and on its surface.

• Rocks and minerals are the same thing.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1