Minerals
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- Q1The building blocks of rocks - a solid, inorganic substance that occurs in nature (not man-made). Has a definite chemical composition and atom structure.Mineral30s
- Q2The color of a mineral in its powdered form.Streak30s
- Q3The way light reflects off a mineral.Luster30s
- Q4The ability to scratch an object or be scratched by an objectHardness30s
- Q5A property where minerals break into pieces that have smooth, flat surfaces.Cleavage30s
- Q6A property where minerals break into pieces that have uneven or curved surfaces.Fracture30s
- Q7A scale used to rank a mineral from 1 to 10.Mohs Hardness Scale30s
- Q8A substance that does not contain matter that was once alive.Inorganic30s
- Q9An expert in the field of geology, the study of what the Earth is made of and how it was formed.Geologist30s
- Q10A piece of white, hard plate (called porcelain)Streak Plate30s
- Q11A characteristic in some minerals that is very unique; for example, fluorite is green, sulfur is yellow - not always reliable because the same mineral can come in different colors.Color30s
- Q12one of six patterns atoms and molecules form in order for a substance to be a mineralCrystal System30s
- Q13hardest mineralDiamond30s
- Q14softest mineralTalc30s
- Q15A piece of unglazed porcelain that you can test a mineral for its streakStreak Plate30s