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Minerals Vocab
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mineral | A naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure |
| Inorganic | Not formed from living things or the remains of a living thing |
| Solid | A mineral with a definite volume and shape |
| Crystal | A solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again |
| Element | A substance composed of a single kind of atom |
| Compound | A substance where two or more elements are chemically joined |
| Mohs hardness scale | A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest, used in testing the hardness of minerals |
| Streak | The color of a mineral's powder |
| Luster | The way a mineral reflects light from it's surface |
| Density | The amount of mass in a given space |
| Cleavage | Da minerals ability to split easily along flat surfaces |
| Fracture | The way a mineral looks when it breaks in an irregular way |