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A mineral's resistance to being scratched (or when a force is applied) is called its hardness.
There are different measurements of hardness: scratch hardness, indentation hardness, and rebound hardness. A material's hardness depends on ductility, elastic stiffness, plasticity, strain, strength, toughness, viscoelasticity, and viscosity.
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What is the term that describes a mineral's resistance to breaking or deforming?
Hardness
How a mineral can be easily scratched?
It depends on how soft the mineral is. For example, Talc is the softest mineral. You can scratch it with just a fingernail. but on the other hand, Diamond, the hardest mineral can only be scratched with another Diamond. So as long as you are not trying to scratch a diamond (it would be 50/ 50 change of scratching if use another diamond), use a diamond. NOTE: how easy it is to scratch a mineral has nothing to do with how easy it is to break a mineral. Example diamond is the hardest mineral but can be chipped or broken by a good strong hammer stroke.
A natural inorganic solid with a specific composition and structure is a?
Is called a mineral
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What is the term that describes how a mineral reflect light from its surface?
luster
What is the term that describes a mineral's resistance to breaking or deforming?
Hardness
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habit
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Vasodilators
Which term is defined as part of a resistance training program that refers to the bodies adaptations to training?
Specificity
Which term defined as part of a resistance training program that refers to the body's adaptations to training?
specificity
Which term is defined as part of a resistance training program that refers to the body adaptation to training?
Specificity
Which term is defined as a part of resistance training program that refers to the bodys adaptation to training?
Specificity
What term is defined as part of a resistance training program that refers to the body's adaptation to training?
specificity
Which term is defined as a part of a resistance training program that refers to the body's adaptations to training?
specificity
What term is defined as part of a resistance training program that refers the body's adaptations to training?
specificity
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Which term is defined as part of a resistance training program that refers to the body's adaptations to training?
specificity
