Characteristics Of Minerals Grade 5 Question Preview (ID: 47626)
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Mineralogists can identify minerals by their color, luster, hardness, cleavage, and ----
a) vary
b) mineral
c) brilliant
d) crystal structure
Luster can be described as dull, metallic, pearly, or ----
a) streak
b) straight
c) brilliant
d) color
There are many ____________ used to identify a mineral.
a) colors
b) minerals
c) fractures
d) varies
The _______________ of a mineral results in how easily it resists scratching.
a) streak
b) hardness
c) cleavage
d) fracture
___________occurs when a mineral breaks along smooth, straight lines or into flat sheets.
a) cleavage
b) fracture
c) streak
d) orderly arrangement
A crystal results from the ____________________________ of the particles that make up a mineral.
a) fracture
b) streak
c) hardness
d) orderly arrangement
________________________ refers to the way a mineral reflects light.
a) hardness
b) luster
c) mineral
d) streak
Most mineral crystals have ________________ sides and sharp corners or edges. Some crystals form rounded shapes
a) straight
b) brilliant
c) cleavage
d) fracture
An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth is called a _____________________.
a) brilliant
b) streak
c) fracture
d) mineral
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
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
____________________________ are used to determine the hardness of a mineral.
a) colors
b) crystal structures
c) cleavage
d) scratch tests
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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