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

1 answer

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