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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What can you infer about graphite from the fact that you can scratch it with just your fingernail?It's not very lustrous.It's not very hard.Its streak is black colored.It has fracture.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which mineral is ranked highest on the Mohs scale?TalcCalciteQuartzDiamond
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which physical property requires no tools, scales, or other equipment to determine?HardnessFractureColorWeight
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What word describes the material involved in a streak test?FracturedPoweredScratchedLiquid
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Luster is . . .The weight of a mineral.The way light reflects off of a mineral's surface.The way light reflects off of a rock's surface.The color left after a mineral is scratched.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The name of a scientist that studies rocks and minerals is called a . . .biologistgeologistzoologistrockologist
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.This mineral test determines if light passes through the mineral.lusterstreakhardnesstransparency
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What do all rocks have in common?same sizesame colorcontain mineralssame shape
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?A rock is an inconsistent mixture of minerals, while a mineral is "pure" and made up of a precise combination of chemicals.A mineral is an inconsistent mixture of minerals, while a rock is "pure" and made up of a precise combination of chemicals.A rock is harder than all minerals.Minerals contain fossils while rocks do not.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Minerals have different properties to help scientists identify them. Which is NOT a property used to identify minerals?colorhardnesssizeluster
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.You can identify a mineral by only one property.truefalse
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Hardness is a property that helps identify minerals. Scientists use a scale of 1-10 to show the hardness of a mineral.truefalse