Identifying Minerals

What state of matter are all minerals?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is a mineral's hardness?

• It describes the mineral's resistance to scratching.

• It describes the way the mineral breaks into pieces.

• It describes the way a mineral reflects light.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Select ALL the tools that could be used to test a mineral's hardness:

• your finger

• your fingernail

• a penny

• a nail

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

This property is NOT very useful in identifying a mineral:

• Color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

This property describes a mineral's resistance to scratching:

• Hardness

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

This property describes the way a mineral reflects light:

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.4-PS4-2

The property of a mineral that describes the way it breaks into flat surfaces:

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What is a streak test?

• A test that shows a mineral's true color.

• A test that shows a mineral's hardness.

• A test that shows a mineral's luster.

• A test that shows how a mineral breaks.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

This property is measured on a scale of 1 to 10:

• Hardness

• Luster

• Cleavage

• Streak

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

True or false: All minerals have the same streak color.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3