Rocks/Mineral Identification

A _____ is a solid in which the atoms are arranged in repeating patterns.

• crystal

• fractal

• mineral

• rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

_____ is a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

• Density

• Hardness

• Luster

• Fracture

How well a mineral reflects light is known as

• transluscence

• opacity

• brilliance

• luster

German geologist Friedrich __________ developed a scale to determine a mineral's hardness.

• Engel

• Einstein

• Mohs

• Oppenheimer

_____ is the color a of mineral when it is powdered.

• Streak

• Shade

• Trace

• Appearance

The most abundant group of minerals in the Earth's crust are

• oxides

• native elements

• silicates

• carbonates

Rocks are composed of _______

• Rocks

• Soil

• Minerals

• Water

If something is composed of inorganic compounds that means it's

• Non-living

• Living

• Organic

• Artifical

True of False: Minerals are formed by a mixture of liquid and gas molecules.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

True or False: Minerals are naturally formed.

• True

• False