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Minerals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cleavage | How a mineral breaks along flat surfaces |
| Fracture | How a mineral breaks apart when it doesn't split evenly |
| Streak | The color of a mineral's powder |
| Luster | How a mineral reflects light from its surface |
| Moh's Hardness Scale | A ranking of minerals from softest to hardest |
| Crystal | The repeating pattern of a mineral's particles in a solid |
| Element | A substance composed of a single atom |
| Fluorescence | How a mineral glows under ultraviolet light |
| Geode | A rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals |
| Crystallization | The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure |
| Solid | A substance that keeps its shape because its particles can't flow freely |
| Solution | A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another |
| Inorganic | Something that is not formed from materials that were once part of a living thing |