Minerals and Rock Cycle

The measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. (a)  

• streak
• color
• luster
• hardness

The way that a mineral reflects light. It can be metallic or non-metallic. (a)  

• streak
• hardness
• fracture
• luster

The color left by a mineral in its powdered form. (a)  

• streak
• density
• hardness
• smudge

What equipment would you need to do a mineral streak test? (a)  

• a long pointed iron rod
• a rough white ceramic tile
• a disposable sample of talc
• a low powered microscope

What is the number of the most easily scratched mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale?

• 1

• 4

• 7

• 10

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's  (a)  

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called? (a)  

• streak
• luster
• hardness
• heft

Breakage along smooth, flat planes (a)  

• fracture
• cleavage
• streak
• ore

Metallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.

• streak
• color
• luster
• cleavage

Which test is not reliable in identifying minerals

• streak
• luster
• specific gravity
• color