Minerals 1
Minerals 2
Minerals 3
Minerals 4
Minerals 5
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How much mass something has for its volume.
What is density?
100
The hardest mineral.
What is a diamond?
100
The Austrian scientist who developed the mineral hardness scale.
Who is Mohs?
100

Gold, silver, and copper are examples of minerals that have ____________________ luster.

What is metallic?

100

The fossil fuel that is solid but is not a mineral.

What is coal?

200
A rock is made of 2 or more __________.
What are minerals?
200
If a mineral breaks and has a smooth, flat surface.
What is cleavage?
200
A good conductor of electricity.
What is copper?
200
Streak is the color of a mineral's ___________.
What is powder?
200

________________ is the LEAST useful way to identify a mineral.

What is color?

300
Has a hardness of 7.
What is quartz?
300
If a mineral breaks and has a rough surface.
What is fracture?
300
The Mohs' Scale helps us to rank a mineral's __________.
What is hardness?
300
The softest mineral.
What is talc?
300

A property not used to identify minerals

What is size only? or What is mass only?

400
The break down of rocks and minerals in which farmers grow food.
What is soil?
400
Mass divided by volume
What is density?
400
A naturally occurring, generally inorganic solid.
What is a mineral?
400
Water has a density of about ____ gram per milliliter.
What is 1?
400
Causes a turbine to spin in a hydroelectric power plant.
What is flowing water?
500
A solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
What is a mineral?
500
The way a mineral reflects light.
What is luster?
500
The color of powder from a mineral.
What is streak?
500
You can scratch a mineral to test for ____________.
What is hardness?
500
Lassen Peak is apart of this mountain range.
What is the Cascade Mountain Range?
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