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Science 4 Big Idea 4 Week1

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  • True or False: A mineral is a living thing found in nature.
    False
  • having a repeating, ordered, inside structure
    crystalline
  • the way minerals can break into random pieces with no regular shape
    fracture
  • describes how easily a mineral can be scratched
    hardness
  • True or False: Mica breaks into jagged pieces when hit with a hammer.
    False
  • the way some minerals break along flat planes to form regular shapes
    cleavage
  • True or False: Pyrite (fool’s gold) leaves a greenish-black streak.
    True
  • the color or range of colors that a mineral usually appears to be
    color
  • True or False: A diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth.
    True
  • True or False: The color of a mineral and its streak are always the same.
    False
  • the mark left behind after rubbing a mineral on a hard, rough, white surface
    streak
  • True or False: Salt is a mineral with a crystalline structure.
    True
  • True or False: You can scratch a diamond with your fingernail.
    False
  • the way in which the surface of a mineral reflects light
    luster
  • True or False: All rocks are made up of different minerals.
    True
  • True or False: Minerals can only form from cooling magma.
    False
  • naturally- occurring, non- living solids that have a crystalline structure
    minerals
  • True or False: Quartz has a metallic luster.
    False
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