Match the vocabulary words with definitions.
the color of the powder that a mineral leaves when it is scratched across a special plate | the way the surface of a mineral reflects light | natural, nonliving solid crystals that make up rocks | how easily the surface of a mineral can be scratched | minerals that break along smooth, flat surfaces | |
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luster | |||||
mineral | |||||
streak | |||||
hardness | |||||
cleavage |
The crystals in each mineral are the same shape.
All around the world, each mineral has the same chemical composition.
Most rocks are made from different combinations of minerals.
A mineral can be identified by color alone.
All minerals have a streak that match their color.
Name the hardest mineral on the Moh's Hardness Scale
Scientists have identified more than kinds of minerals.
You find a mineral near your home. What steps could you use to identify
the mineral?