Minerals Test

Question 1

abrasive

Answer 1

something that’s hard like sandpaper

Question 2

rock conglomerate

Answer 2

sedimentary rock

Question 3

ore

Answer 3

used for something precious/something with value

Question 4

crystal shape and cleavage are determined mainly by the mineral’s:

Answer 4

composition and atomic arrangement

Question 5

some properties of diamond are different from these of graphite because diamond:

Answer 5

has a different arrangement of atoms

Question 6

color in its powdered form

Answer 6

streak

Question 7

a rock can be scratched by

Answer 7

something that’s harder than it

Question 8

a rock can scratch -

Answer 8

something not as hard