Properties of Minerals

The color of a minerals powder is called its ________________.

• streak
• luster
• color
• crystal system

How light shines off a mineral is called a mineral's ________________.
(dull, metalic, non-metalic)

• streak
• luster
• color
• crystal system

What is the hardest mineral on Earth?

• talc
• diamond
• ruby
• topaz

... shown here?

• luster
• hardness
• cleavage
• streak

The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called ___________.

• Streak
• Fracture
• Hardness
• Cleavage

______ is the observable tint/look of a mineral.

• Luster
• Streak
• Hardness
• Color

Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given to the hardest?

• 1
• 5
• 6
• 10

Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral. What number would be given to the softest?

• 1
• 3
• 5
• 10

_________ is the tendency to split along definite planes.

• color
• cleavage
• fracture
• hardness

___________ breaks in irregular or with jagged edges.

• properties
• hardness
• cleavage
• fracture