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Paolo wants to identify a mineral. He rubs the corner of the mineral across a white tile and records the color of the mark. What property is Paolo measuring?
a) luster
b) color
c) cleavage
d) streak

Jorge observes a sample of the mineral galena. He describes the mineral as cubic cleavage, gray, and metallic. Which term describes galena’s luster?
a) cleavage
b) metallic
c) cubic
d) gray

Tallulah’s aunt gave her a pearl ring. Tallulah discovered that certain oysters produce pearls in their shells. Why aren’t pearls considered minerals?
a) minerals do not form in nature
b) minerals are not solids
c) minerals form only square crystals
d) minerals are not made by living things

Manuel labels a sample of quartz as “nonmetallic.” Which mineral property is Manuel describing?
a) luster
b) streak
c) cleavage
d) fracture

When you strike a piece of quartz with a chisel, it breaks into uneven pieces. Which property of quartz does this describe?
a) luster
b) streak
c) cleavage
d) fracture

Minerals are classified according to their physical properties. Which group of words describes all minerals?
a) natural, solid, nonliving
b) metallic, luster, fracture, streak
c) hardness, crystal shape, nonmetallic luster
d) liquid, natural, made of elements

In what year did Friedrich Mohs create the Mohs Scale? __________________________________________
a) 1520
b) 1999
c) 1812
d) 2020

Which of the following are kinds of luster?
a) earthy
b) glassy
c) metallic
d) all of these

Which of the following are properties that can be used to identify minerals?
a) luster
b) streak
c) hardness
d) all of these

What is the only mineral that can scratch a diamond?
a) talc
b) diamond
c) quartz
d) flourite

A _____________________________ is a nonliving solid that has a crystal form, and is made in nature.
a) mineral
b) luster
c) hardness
d) pearl

One property of a mineral is its _____________________________, its ability to scratch another mineral.
a) break
b) luster
c) hardness
d) streak

How a mineral reflects light is called __________________________________.
a) luster
b) hardness
c) streak
d) break

Minerals can be formed under ground, in the air, and in ______________________________________.
a) factories
b) laboratories
c) caves
d) none of these

The _____________________________________________________________was developed to compare the hardness of different minerals.
a) Richter Scale
b) Streak test
c) Hardness detector
d) Mohs Scale

The color left behind when a mineral is rubbed on a special plate is called a __________________.
a) luster
b) mineral
c) fossil
d) streak

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