Characteristics Of Minerals Grade 5 Question Preview (ID: 47626)


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____________________________ are used to determine the hardness of a mineral.
a) colors
b) crystal structures
c) cleavage
d) scratch tests

The __________________________ is the color of the mark made when a sample is rubbed on a harder surface.
a) streak
b) hardness
c) mineral
d) cleavage

The sizes of crystals __________________ because they can connect or join with other crystals as they are being formed.
a) brilliant
b) vary
c) color
d) streak

An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth is called a _____________________.
a) brilliant
b) streak
c) fracture
d) mineral

Most mineral crystals have ________________ sides and sharp corners or edges. Some crystals form rounded shapes
a) straight
b) brilliant
c) cleavage
d) fracture

________________________ refers to the way a mineral reflects light.
a) hardness
b) luster
c) mineral
d) streak

A crystal results from the ____________________________ of the particles that make up a mineral.
a) fracture
b) streak
c) hardness
d) orderly arrangement

___________occurs when a mineral breaks along smooth, straight lines or into flat sheets.
a) cleavage
b) fracture
c) streak
d) orderly arrangement

The _______________ of a mineral results in how easily it resists scratching.
a) streak
b) hardness
c) cleavage
d) fracture

There are many ____________ used to identify a mineral.
a) colors
b) minerals
c) fractures
d) varies

Luster can be described as dull, metallic, pearly, or ----
a) streak
b) straight
c) brilliant
d) color

Mineralogists can identify minerals by their color, luster, hardness, cleavage, and ----
a) vary
b) mineral
c) brilliant
d) crystal structure

Most mineral crystals have ________________ sides and sharp corners or edges. Some crystals form rounded shapes.
a) hardness
b) straight
c) crystal structures
d) cleavage

__________________ occurs when a mineral breaks unevenly.
a) straight
b) cleavage
c) fracture
d) hardness

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