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A mineral is a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition

• true

• false

which are the characteristics of a mineral?

• naturally occurring and solid

• forms by inorganic processes

• definite chemical composition

• crystal strucutre

• all of the options

How many characteristic properties are used to identify and describe minerals?

• 5

• 10

• 8

• 6

Is the color of a mineral's power

• streak

• color

• luster

• density

Only few minerals have their own characteristic...

• luster

• color

• hardness

• streak

Is the term that describes how light reflects from a mineral’s surface

• special properties

• crystal structure

• luster

• hardness

Each mineral has a characteristic ________, or mass in a given volume.

• density

• cleavage and fracture

• special properties

• color

________ describes how a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way, a mineral that splits apart easily along a flat surface has the property called ________.

• 1. Density 2. Crystal Structure

• 1. Cleavage 2. Fracture

• 1. Luster 2. Color

• 1. 1. Fracture 2. Cleavage

Some minerals can be identified by special ________ _________.

• hardness

• cleavage and fracture

• special properties

• crystal structures

Different minerals have ________ that are shaped differently. (Strucure)

• crystals

• streaks

• densities

• lusters