Minerals Vocab Quizizz

This is a mineral's resistance to being scratched

• Luster

• Hardness

• Crystal Structure

• Streak

This is the color of a mineral’s powder

• Streak

• Luster

• Color

• Hardness

A mineral group that contains silicon and oxygen

• Crystal

• Gem

• Ore

• Silicate

Hot, melted rock beneath earth's surface

• Gem

• Crystal

• Magma

• Ore

The property of some minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces is called

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Luster

• Hardness

a beautiful, rare mineral that can be worn in jewelry

• Ore

• Gem

• Crystal

• Luster

The property of some minerals to break along uneven, rough, jagged surfaces is called

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Crystal

• Luster

The orderly, repeating pattern of atoms in a mineral

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Crystal

• Ore

How a mineral’s surface reflects light

• Streak

• Luster

• Crystal

• Color

A naturally occurring solid with a definite chemical composition and orderly internal atomic structure is called a(n) -----

• Gem

• Ore

• Mineral

• Rock