Minerals & Mineral Properties

The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 

• hardness
• specific gravity
• luster
• streak

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral

-the name of the scale used to determine a mineral's hardness.

• Miller's scale of hardness

• The Scale of Hardness

• Mohs scale of hardness

• Mineral Hardness Scale

What mineral is salt?

• quartz
• sulfur
• halite
• calcite

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

• luster
• color
• streak
• cleavage

How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 

• luster
• streak
• cleavage
• fracture

What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?

• feldspar
• talc
• gypsum
• kaolinite

The solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms

• crystal
• density
• element
• fracture 

A substance composed of a single kind of atom

• element
• compound

Are there minerals in soil?

• Yes

• No