Mineral Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces?

• Fracture

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Luster

Which group of minerals is composed of the compound CO3?

• Oxide

• Silicate

• Carbonate

• Ore

What physical property of a mineral describes its relative resistance to scratching?

• Color

• Streak

• Hardness

• Luster

Which term describes a group of minerals composed of oxygen and a metal?

• Silicate

• Oxide

• Carbonate

• Element

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is a natural material whose concentration of economically valuable minerals is high enough for the material to be mined for profit?

• Mineral Resource

• Ore

• Element

• Mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which group of minerals contains silicon and oxygen and is the most abundant group of minerals?

• Carbonate

• Oxide

• Silicate

• Element

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the term for the color of the powdered form of a mineral?

• Streak

• Luster

• Color

• Cleavage

What is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid substance with a definite chemical composition and structure?

• Element

• Mineral

• Ore

• Fracture

What is the manner in which a mineral breaks in either curved or irregular surfaces?

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Hardness

• Luster

Which physical property of a mineral describes the way in which it reflects light?

• Color

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2