Earth and Life Science 11 – Module 5 – John Jericho U.

Rosales
Act. 2
1. habit
2. specific gravity
3. color
4. mineraloid
5. silicates
6. habit
7. carbonates
8. cleavage
9. hardness
10. phosphates

Act. 3
A diamond being a 10 on the Mohs hardness scale, can only be scratched by similarly hard materials. If you scratch a diamond
with let’s say a material with a 9 on the scale and it leaves a visible and permanent gash on the diamond, it most likely isn’t a real
diamond.

Assessment
1. a
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. d
6. a
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. d