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WorksheetsWhat Are Minerals?
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
____________ are solids, nonliving, and chemical elements found in nature.
__________ describes how easily a mineral can be scratched.
Luster
Cleavage
Color
__________ describes how the surface of a mineral reflects light.
Cleavage
Hardness
Streak
Luster
Color can be the only property you use to identify minerals.
True
False
_________ is used to define the hardness of a mineral.
________ is the hardest mineral.
Diamond can only be scratched by ___________
opal
talc
quartz
According to the Mohs scale, which of the following can be scratched by gypsum?
According to the Mohs scale, which of the following cannot be scratched by corundum?
__________ is the color of the powder a mineral leaves behind when it is rubbed across a white surface.
Cleavage
Luster
Hardness
A mineral's streak will always be the same for all samples.
_______ is the specific shape of a mineral, which helps scientists identify and classify the mineral.
Crystal shape
Luster
________ is when a mineral breaks into thiner slices or planes.
Streak
Minerals that attract metal are __________.
metallic minerals
Which of the following minerals has a metallic luster?
Gold only
Silver only
Gold and Silver
Which of the following reflects more light?
A metallic mineral
A waxy mineral
A glassy mineral
None
