Mineral Properties

A __________ is the breakage of a mineral when it is struck in a way that is not along cleavage planes of the crystal structure.

• fracture

• cleavage

• hardness

The tendency of a mineral to split when struck along specific planes of the crystal structure is __________.

• cleavage

• streak

• fracture

What is the description called of the appearance of a mineral with respect to how light is reflected off it?

• luster

• streak

• fracture

A __________ is when a line of finely powdered mineral of characteristic color is left on an unglazed ceramic tile after the mineral is rubbed across it.

• streak

• hardness

• fracture

The three most abundant elements in Earth’s crust are oxygen, silicon, and _________.

• aluminum

• iron

• nitrogen

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A __________ is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid substance with a fixed chemical composition and crystal structure.

• rock

• mineral

• compound

The __________ is an example of a chemical test.

• hardness test

• streak test

• acid test

Which characteristic varies according to which parts of the visible light spectrum are reflected from a mineral?

• color

• streak

• fracture

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which statement is an accurate description of the relationship between rocks and minerals?

• All minerals are made of rocks.

• Geologically, minerals and rocks are exactly the same.

• Knowing which minerals are in a rock can help you identify and classify that rock.

• Almost all rocks are made of three or more minerals.

If you drop a piece of quartz, it will break apart in an irregular manner.

Which property does quartz show in this situation?

• fracture

• cleavage

• streak

• luster