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Actually yes, testing a hardness of a rock can be done at another rock to see if it is harder than another rock. You scratch another rock to measure, or you can use a thing designed like a pen with a number (moh's hardness scale) of the rock for it.
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What PROPERTY are geologists testing when they do a SCRATCH test?
Hardness
What property might you test by rubbing one mineral directly against another mineral?
hardness
What is the difference between Hardness and Harden-ability of steel?
There are some differences between hardness and hardenability. Hardness is the surface property of material to give resistance to the penetration or plastic deformation and it is measured by one of the tests......Rockwell hardness test,Brinell hardness test and Vicker hardness test. On the other hand,hardenability is defined as the ability how the material would be hardened and it is measured by Jominy hardenability test.
Why does hardness not a property of substance?
Hardness is a property of substances.
What type of mineral property is tested by the scratch test?
the anwers is hardness because a have a sience book that it says the same thing
Is hardness a physical or chemical property?
physical property
How do you determine the hardness of ductile materials?
Hardness of ductile materials can be determined by following methods..... 1) Brinell Hardness Test 2)Vickers Hardness Test 3)Rockwell Hardness Test 4) Scratch hardness test
In the past a quick test for pure gold was gold was to bite the coin or nugget. What property is this testing?
That is testing the hardness.
Can you consider hardness of a metal is one of physical property?
Yes, the hardness of a metal is a physical property.
Is hardness a property used to distinguish a substance?
Yes, hardness is a specific property of each material.
Is hardness a chemical or a property?
physical property
Is Hardness or physical property?
physical property
