Minerals Vocabulary

A _____________ is a solid, nonliving material with a definite chemical makeup.

• Rock
• Mineral
• Streak
• hardness

__________ is the way a mineral shines, or reflects light. 

• Streak
• Hardness
• Luster
• Cleavage

__________ is the color of a mineral when it is ground into powder. 

• Mineral
• Hardness
• Color
• Streak

__________ is the measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. 

• Hardness
• Texture
• color
• Streak test

__________ is the tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces. 

• Luster
• Mineral
• Color
• Cleavage

__________ is the way something feels.

• Color
• Texture
• Mineral
• Hardness

__________ is determined by the minerals chemical makeup.

• Hardness
• Texture
• Luster
• Color

A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals is a __________. 

• rock
• mineral
• streak
• luster

Dull or glossy minerals are described as __________.

• Metallic
• Nonmetallic

Material that is shiny like a metal is described as __________.

• Metallic
• Nonmetallic