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Which of the following is a characteristic of minerals?
a) Liquid
b) Forms by living things
c) Indefinite chemical makeup- made of more than one thing
d) Crystal Structure

What is the Mineral Streak Test?
a) The mineral's resistance to being scratched
b) The density of the mineral
c) How shiny the mineral is
d) The powder left behind when you scratch a mineral against a surface

Which mineral test is the least reliable? (can't tell you the exact mineral)
a) Color
b) Density
c) Hardness
d) Fracture

What is the cleavage mineral test?
a) The tendency to break into many irregular pieces
b) The tendency to break along clean, flat surfaces
c) A mineral's color
d) How shiny the mineral is

If a mineral is metallic or nonmetallic, you are referring to the mineral's...
a) Color
b) Fracture
c) Luster
d) Hardness

The Moh's Scale is used to determine a mineral's....
a) Fracture
b) Hardness
c) Color
d) Luster

What is the Fracture Test?
a) When a mineral breaks into clean, flat pieces
b) How shiny the mineral is
c) The density of the mineral
d) When a mineral breaks into many irregular pieces

What is density?
a) The amount of atoms packed into a given space
b) Mass
c) Volume
d) How much something weighs

How many materials is a mineral made of?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1

What would happen if you scratched a mineral with the hardness of two against a mineral with the hardness of 8?
a) The mineral with the hardness of 8 would scratch/break
b) The mineral with the hardness of two would scratch/break
c) Nothing would happen
d) Both minerals would scratch/break

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