Ch. 3 Lesson 2 Quick Vocabulary

Which word means, "when a mineral breaks with smooth, flat surfaces?"

• cleavage

• fracture

• luster

• streak

____________ is mass divided by volume. This also determines if an object will sink or float.

• gravity

• luster

• density

• streak

Which word means when a mineral is broken in uneven surfaces or in jagged pieces?

• cleavage

• density

• luster

• fracture

This is a mineral's resistance to being scratched by an object or other mineral.

• cleavage

• fracture

• streak

• hardness

This is the way a mineral absorbs or reflects light at it's surface. Sometimes a mineral can look shiny, glassy, pearly, dull or metallic.

• fracture

• luster

• metallic

• streak

This is a scientist who studies minerals.

• geologist

• volcanologist

• crystalogist

• mineralogist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This is the color of a mineral in powdered form. This can be tested when a mineral is scratched onto a porcelain plate.

• fracture

• cleavage

• hardness

• streak