Minerals Vocab Word Scramble
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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 |
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