Minerals Assessment Review

1

100

What is it considered when something is never alive ?

inorganic 

2

200

Elements that make up something causing minerals to have a unique ___________ composition. 

Chemical

500

what is it called when we study the color of the powder a mineral leaves behind?

Streak

3

300

What is luster? 

the way light reflects off the mineral

400

What does it mean when materials are not made by man? 

Naturally formed

4

100

Define hardness in terms of identifying a mineral. 

resistance of the mineral being scratched by the materials listed on the Mohs Hardness Scale

300

Minerals are not liquid or gas but _______.

Solids

5

100

Minerals are classified by how they are ________

Formed

200

Of the following which would not be good as the only indicator when identifying a mineral ?

a. luster

b. streak

c. density

d. color

d. color

500

Unique arrangements of molecules cause minerals to have a _____________ structure. 

Crystal