Mineral Quiz

_____________ describes how a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way.

• cleavage

• fracture

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.

• 1

• 5

• 8

• 10

Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?

• luster

• color

• streak

• cleavage

A scientist made an object in a lab that has a crystal structure and was solid. Why is the object not considered a mineral?

• It is a solid

• It is man-made

• It is inorganic

• It has a crystalline structure

The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles forms a solid called a _____________.

• luster

• crystal

• cleavage

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What mineral is used for pencils?

• Graphite

• Galena

• Magnetite

• Quartz

What mineral is salt?

• quartz

• sulfur

• halite

• calcite

These 2 properties of a mineral must be tested in order to be observed. One uses a nail and another uses a special plate. (CHOOSE 2)

• Hardness

• Streak

• Color

• Luster

Luster refers to the way a mineral reflects light.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

A mineral that splits easily along flat surfaces has the property called _____________.

• cleavage

• fracture