SAVVAS Ch 6 Les 1 How are Minerals Classified? QUIZS

The color left behind when a mineral is rubbed across a white tile is its ________________.

• crystal

• hardness

• luster

• streak

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

To determine the hardness of a mineral, you can use _______ Scale.

• Mohs

• Moss

• Moes

Gold, silver, copper, and pyrite each have a metallic __________________.

• minerals

• streak

• cleavage

• luster

Rocks are mostly made of

• minerals

• lava

• fossils

• dirt

Sally is trying to identify a mineral. She notes that the mineral can easily break into flat sections. What property has she observed?

• hardness

• streak

• luster

• cleavage

A mineral that breaks along straight, smooth lines is said to have ____________________.

• cleavage

• crystal

• hardness

• luster

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster
• hardness
• cleavage
• streak

A nonliving solid that has a _______________ form is called a mineral.

• minerals

• streak

• cleavage

• crystal