Mineral Vocabulary Quiz

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Mineral

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Naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition

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Crystal

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Solid material with atoms arranged in a repeating pattern

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Luster

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The way a mineral reflects light

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Hardness

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Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

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Mohs Scale

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Scale used to measure mineral hardness

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Cleavage

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Tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces

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Fracture

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How a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way

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Streak

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Color of a mineral's powder

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Density

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Mass per unit volume of a mineral

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Mohs hardness scale

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used to rank the hardness of minerals.