6th grade Mineral & Rock Quiz

A _________ is a solid, geomeetric form that results from a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules

• mineral

• elements

• crystal

• compund

________ is anything that has volume and mass.

• mineral

• matter

• atoms

• elements

________ are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means

• Elements

• Atoms

• Compund

• Crystals

A substance is made up of molecules of two or more elements, the substance is called a _________

• matter

• elements

• atoms

• compound

A _________ is a naturally occurring, ususally inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition.

• atoms

• mineral

• streak

• luster

The way a surface reflects light is called ___________

• streak

• crystal

• cleavage

• luster

______ can be thought of as the building blocks of matter.

• atoms

• streak

• cleavage

• compound

The color of the powered form of a mineral is its _________

• cleavage

• luster

• streak

• crystal

The tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces is called ________.

• cleavage

• luster

• streak

• mineral

Minerals form by

(select all that apply)

• metamorphism

• the cooling of magma and lava

• from solutions

• earth movements