Cleavage

When a mineral breaks along a smooth flat surface

Luster

Describe how the mineral reflects light

Property

Trait that tells you something about an object

Streak

Describes the color of the powder that the

mineral leaves behind when it is scratched on a
special plate

Fracture

Break with rough edges

Geologist

Scientist who studies rocks and land to learn about

Earth

Hardness

Describes how easily scratched the mineral is

Rock

a solid made of many different minerals and formed

on Earth.

Minerals

Minerals are solid substances that occur

naturally on Earth and come together to
form rocks.