Minerals Quiz

Has a definite volume and shape

• Naturally Occurring

• Solid

• Crystal Structure

• Inorganic

Not made by man; formed by processes in the natural world

• Naturally Occurring

• Solid

• Crystal Structure

• Inorganic

Not living or made from living things

• Naturally Occurring

• Solid

• Crystal Structure

• Inorganic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

The atoms making up the substance must be arranged in a specific structure

• Fixed/Definite Chemical Composition

• Solid

• Crystal Structure

• Inorganic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Made of a specific combination of elements

• Fixed/Definite Chemical Composition

• Solid

• Crystal Structure

• Inorganic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Used to determine how hard or soft a mineral is

• Joe's Hardness Scale

• Mike's Hardness Scale

• Moh's Hardness Scale

• Tony's Hardness Scale

Minerals may often have the same______________

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

• Color

The shape that a mineral takes when it is forming

• Crystalline Structure

• Hardness

• Streak

• Color

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Determined by the color of its powder and is not always the same as its color

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

• Color

Described as how reflective a mineral's surface is; Glassy, Metallic, Dull, Silky, Waxy, and more

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

• Color