Minerals of the Earth's crust

Which list has an incorrect way to determine the identity of a mineral?

• color, luster, cleavage, hardness

• density, magnetic, optical properties

• radioactivity, color, flammability

• cleavage, radioactivity, luster

__________ tells us how much matter is in a given space.

• density

• radioactivity

• reactivity

• magnetism

• fullness

Streak is...

• shape of breaks

• reaction to chemicals

• mark left by scraping a mineral

• how light reflects on a mineral

Luster is

• what color it is

• the scrape mark it leaves

• how massive it is

• how it reflects light

A dense rock will __________ and a rock with little density may __________.

• be heavy / be heavier

• sink / sink faster

• sink / float

• float / sink

Which is not a special property of minerals?

• glowing

• reacting to chemicals

• tasting funky

• absorption properties

• optical properties

Why can't water itself be pressurized?

What two places do minerals form?

This is an example of what kind of mining?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This is what kind of mining?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4