Minerals

a naturally occurring, non-living solid that has a specific chemical make-up and a repeating structure.

• rock

• mineral

• stone

• mountain

Scientists use mineral ________________ to identify and classify minerals.

• pieces

• names

• properties

• structures

Which one is not a property used to identify minerals?

• streak

• luster

• hardness

• size

-The color of the powder left behind when you rub the mineral against a tile.

• streak

• color

• harness

• luster

• the way a mineral's surface reflects light.

• streak

• luster

• color

• hardness

Gold, silver and copper are examples of minerals that have ______________________ luster.

• metallic

• nonmetallic

• a mineral's ability to resist being scratched

• streak

• luster

• color

• hardness

-the name of the scale used to determine a mineral's hardness.

• Miller's scale of hardness

• The Scale of Hardness

• Mohs scale of hardness

• Mineral Hardness Scale

Which of the following minerals is one of the hardest minerals?

• pearl

• diamond

• talc

• quartz

Which of the following is NOT property of any kind of mineral?

• bends light

• is magnetic

• is fluorescent

• can disappear

• has electric potential