WorksheetsMineral Properties
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Whether or not a mineral will float in water is based on its _________.
Luster
Hardness
Cleavage
Density
The formula for density is ___________.
D = M x V
D = M + V
D = M / V
D = V / M
The color of the powder left behind when a mineral is rubbed on a white tile is called its ____________.
Luster
Streak
Fracture
Color
When a mineral breaks easily along flat surfaces it has ________.
Cleavage
Fracture
Hardness
Luster
When a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way it has _____________.
Cleavage
Fracture
Luster
Hardness
Atoms are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern. Classified by the number of faces and measure of angles. What property is this?
Hardness
Luster
Density
Crystal Structure
You look at a mineral to find this property. Many minerals can have more than one.
Luster
Cleavage
Color
Streak
The mineral's ability to reflect light. It can be metallic, pearly, glassy, silky, or dull.
Luster
Color
Fracture
Density
The mineral's ability to scratch another object. Tools used to test this include glass, fingernail, steel, and a copper penny.
Luster
Hardness
Density
Streak
The scale used to measure hardness of minerals is called the _______.
Bob's Hardness Scale
Moh's Hardness Scale
Mike's Hardness Scale
The Hardness Scale
Minerals must be inorganic. What does inorganic mean?
It is alive.
It was once alive.
It is not alive, never has been alive, and never will be.
It is alive, was alive, and always will be alive.
According to the Moh's hardness scale, what is the hardness of a fingernail?
1
2.5
5
7
