Question

Match the following items.

1. way light reflects from a mineral
luster
2. way a mineral breaks under stress
cleavage
3. reveals true, natural color of a mineral
color
4. least reliable property for identification
hardness
5. measured using the Mohs scale
streak

Answer 1

Here are the corrected matches for the items:

1. way light reflects from a mineral - **luster**
2. way a mineral breaks under stress - **cleavage**
3. reveals true, natural color of a mineral - **streak**
4. least reliable property for identification - **color**
5. measured using the Mohs scale - **hardness**

So the final matched list is:

1. luster
2. cleavage
3. streak
4. color
5. hardness