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Mineral Properties Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

non-living solid material formed in nature and has the same makeup throughout the entire substance

a)

hardness

b)

mineral

c)

magnetism

d)

color

2.

outward appearance of a mineral noticeable by sight

a)

cleavage

b)

hardness

c)

luster

d)

color

3.

describes how a mineral reflects light: shininess or lack of shininess of a mineral

a)

color

b)

streak

c)

hardness

d)

luster

4.

color of powder left behind when a mineral is rubbed against a tile

a)

color

b)

luster

c)

streak

d)

hardness

5.

a mineral's ability to scratch or be scratched by another mineral or other substance

a)

streak

b)

hardness

c)

cleavage

d)

fracture

6.

describes how minerals break forming a smooth, flat surface

a)

hardness

b)

cleavage

c)

fracture

d)

effervescence

7.

describes how minerals break into jagged, curved, or fibrous forms rather than flat surfaces

a)

hardness

b)

cleavage

c)

fracture

d)

fluorescence

8.

mineral's ability to bubble when acid is dropped on its surface

a)

fluorescence

b)

effervescence

c)

composition

d)

magnetism

9.

mineral's ability to glow in the presence of ultraviolet light

a)

fluorescence

b)

composition

c)

effervescence

d)

magnetism

10.

mineral's ability to attract to a magnet or attract certain metals

a)

fluorescence

b)

composition

c)

effervescence

d)

magnetism

11.

all of the chemicals that make up a mineral and give the mineral its properties

a)

fluorescence

b)

composition

c)

effervescence

d)

mineral

12.

the ability of a mineral to bend light creating a double image

a)

fluorescence

b)

crystal form

c)

effervescence

d)

double refraction

13.

visible shape of a mineral

a)

fluorescence

b)

crystal form

c)

effervescence

d)

double refraction