Rock and minerals Quiz

A substance that forms in nature, is a solid, has a definite chemical makeup, and has a crystal structure

• Rock

• Mineral

• Element

• Mohs

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A naturally formed solid that is usually made up of one or more types of minerals

• Crystal

• Cleavage

• Rock

• Mineral

A solid substance in which the atoms are arranged in an orderly, repeating, three-dimensional pattern

• Rock

• Lava

• Mohs

• Crystal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The color of a mineral powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a surface; a method for classifying minerals

• Color

• Hardness

• Streak

• Cleavage

The property of a mineral that describes the way in which light reflects from its surface

• Luster

• Fracture

• Cleavage

• Crystal

The property of a mineral that describes its tendency to break along flat surfaces

• Fracture

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

The tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces

• Fracture

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

A property of matter representing the mass per unit volume

• Mohs Scale

• Density

• Composition

• Element

The resistance of a mineral or other material to being scratched

• Streak

• Silicates

• Carbonates

• Hardness

Which is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

• Definite chemical composition

• Solid

• Nonliving

• Streak