Mineral

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

• They are liquids

• They are formed in nature

• They are inorganic

• They have crystalline structure

What is the scale that is used to indicate hardness of a mineral?

• Red Scale

• Moh's scale

• Einstein's Scale

• Fracture Scale

Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a mineral?

• Naturally Occuring

• Can be solid, liquid, or gas

• Inorganic

• Crystalline Structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which minerals would all scratch apatite?

• diamond, topaz, quartz

• quartz, calcite, gypsum

• fluorite, talc, calcite

• diamond, fluorite, corundum

_____ is if something breaks into smooth flat layers.

• fracture

• cleavage

• streak

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster

• hardness

• cleavage

• streak

Which is true for minerals?

• It was once a living thing.

• It is a solid.

• It has no chemical composition.

• It is man made.

A repeated pattern in a mineral is called

• crystals

• hardness

• texture

• luster

Minerals are made in nature through

• freezing and thawing

• evaporation and condensation

• heat and pressure

• erosion and deposition

Talci is a soft mineral that can be scratched with a finger nail. It would be located at number _________ on the Moh's Hardness Scale.

• 4

• 10

• 5

• 1