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Minerals
Question | Answer |
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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 |