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WorksheetsRock and Mineral Properties Vocab
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the correct definition of a property?
a trait that tells you something about an object
how something feels
a description of how something looks
something that a person owns
Select ALL properties that we use to describe minerals?
color
feel
streak
luster
taste
Select the correct definition of a mineral.
Every solid thing that is living
Every natural solid living thing
Every natural solid thing that is NOT living
A minerals' streak refers to ...
how easily it can be scratched
its color
the color if a mineral in powdered form
How can Destiny determine the hardness of a mineral?
She can throw it against a wall and see if it breaks.
She can see how well it reflects light.
She can test how easily the mineral scratches using a fingernail or a knife.
Jeremy is describing a mineral's luster to another student in class. What is he describing?
The color of the mineral in powder form
The color of mineral
How easily it can be scratched by another object
How the mineral reflects light
Ms. Schroepfer has found a new mineral and wants to describe its cleavage and fracture. In order to do so, what must she test about the mineral?
Ms. Schroepfer has to see how well it reflects light.
Ms. Schroepfer needs to use her fingernail to see how easily she can scratch the object. If a fingernail scratches the mineral that is called fracture.
Ms. Schroepfer has to strike the mineral and describe how it breaks. If it breaks along straight lines that is cleavage.
She just looks at it and describes if it is bumpy or a smooth rock
Corra has found a new mineral and she describes it as very dull. What property is she describing?
hardness
color
luster
streak
Veronica has found a mineral that is broken into two pieces. She notices that it has jagged edges along where it broke. What physical property did Veronica learn about?
density
hardness
cleavage
streak
What can you infer about graphite from the fact that you can scratch it with just your fingernail?
It's not very lustrous.
It's not very hard.
Its streak is black-colored.
It has fracture.
Look at the mineral. Choose the word that best describes its luster.
Metallic
Dull
Glittery
Fool's Gold
