Quiz on Mineral ID

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Quiz on Mineral ID
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• Name the first observed but least useful property
  of a mineral?
• What you call the color of a minerals powder?
• Hardness is the resistance to being ___________.
• Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major
  categories of ___________.
• True or False Cleavage is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• True or False Fracture is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects
  to see ____________.
• Due to a minerals hardness, a harder mineral
  will ___________ a softer mineral.

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1. Color
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• Name the first observed but least useful property
  of a mineral?
• What you call the color of a minerals powder?
• Hardness is the resistance to being ___________.
• Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major
  categories of ___________.
• True or False Cleavage is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• True or False Fracture is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects
  to see ____________.
• Due to a minerals hardness, a harder mineral
  will ___________ a softer mineral.

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2. Streak
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• Name the first observed but least useful property
  of a mineral?
• What you call the color of a minerals powder?
• Hardness is the resistance to being ___________.
• Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major
  categories of ___________.
• True or False Cleavage is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• True or False Fracture is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects
  to see ____________.
• Due to a minerals hardness, a harder mineral
  will ___________ a softer mineral.

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3. Scratched
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• Name the first observed but least useful property
  of a mineral?
• What you call the color of a minerals powder?
• Hardness is the resistance to being ___________.
• Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major
  categories of ___________.
• True or False Cleavage is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• True or False Fracture is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects
  to see ____________.
• Due to a minerals hardness, a harder mineral
  will ___________ a softer mineral.

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4. Luster
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• Name the first observed but least useful property
  of a mineral?
• What you call the color of a minerals powder?
• Hardness is the resistance to being ___________.
• Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major
  categories of ___________.
• True or False Cleavage is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• True or False Fracture is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects
  to see ____________.
• Due to a minerals hardness, a harder mineral
  will ___________ a softer mineral.

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5. True
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• Name the first observed but least useful property
  of a mineral?
• What you call the color of a minerals powder?
• Hardness is the resistance to being ___________.
• Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major
  categories of ___________.
• True or False Cleavage is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• True or False Fracture is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects
  to see ____________.
• Due to a minerals hardness, a harder mineral
  will ___________ a softer mineral.

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6. False
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• Name the first observed but least useful property
  of a mineral?
• What you call the color of a minerals powder?
• Hardness is the resistance to being ___________.
• Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major
  categories of ___________.
• True or False Cleavage is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• True or False Fracture is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects
  to see ____________.
• Due to a minerals hardness, a harder mineral
  will ___________ a softer mineral.

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7. Fizzing
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• Name the first observed but least useful property
  of a mineral?
• What you call the color of a minerals powder?
• Hardness is the resistance to being ___________.
• Metallic and Nonmetallic are the two major
  categories of ___________.
• True or False Cleavage is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• True or False Fracture is a property that
  describes smooth breakage.
• When dilute HCL is applied to CaCO3 one expects
  to see ____________.
• Due to a minerals hardness, a harder mineral
  will ___________ a softer mineral.

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8. Scratch or Cut