classifying minerals 1

Question 1

physical properties

Answer 1

any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured without changing the matter

Question 2

weight\mass

Answer 2

weight- how heavy an object is (mass is how much “stuff” (matter) something is made of)

Question 3

solid

Answer 3

a state of matter that maintains its own shape instead of conforming to the shape of its container

Question 4

liquid

Answer 4

something that can flow and takes the shape of its container, like water or juice, but it has a fixed amount of space (volume), similar to how a solid stays the same size

Question 5

conduct

Answer 5

it allows something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through it easily.

Question 6

heat

Answer 6

energy that moves from something hot to something cold, a form of energy.

Question 7

minerals

Answer 7

a substance found in nature, minerals make up rocks.

Question 8

hardness

Answer 8

how easily or difficult it is to scratcha minerals surface

Question 9

streak

Answer 9

the color of its powder when you rub it on your hand , rough surface like a tile

Question 10

tiles

Answer 10

the colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface. like a ceramic tile, which helps identify the mineral by its streak color.

Question 11

color

Answer 11

its what light reflects back to our eyes. minerals are colored because they absorb some colors of light and reflect the rest

Question 12

luster

Answer 12

how shiny a rock or mineral looks when light shines on it, like a mirror, or glassy, or even dull.(luster is a physical property used by mineralogist to help identify minerals).

Question 13

cleavage

Answer 13

how some minerals break along smooth, flat lines instead of randomly, like when you crack an egg

Question 14

scratch test

Answer 14

where you try to scratch a rock with different objects ( like a fingernail or a penny) to see if its hard or soft