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What refers to the color of powder scraped off a mineral when it is rubbed against a hard rough surface?
The color of the powder left on the rough surface by a mineral is called its streak. The streak plate is a hard surface that helps to determine the different shades and characteristics of the minerals that is rubbed on it.
What is the property that describes how a minerals surface shines is called?
The term "luster" refers to the way a mineral's surface reflects light.
The sulfate mineral found on the surface of Mars that supports the presence of liquid water is called?
yes
What is the mineral commonly used for melting ice on slippery winter surface is?
NaCl, sodium chloride, aka salt the mineral used on slippery winter surfers is called (HALITE)
When water evaporates it cools the surface left behind what is this called?
It is called vaporization, and it happens because the water vapor is taking away some of the heat in the form of energy, and so the surface has less heat energy.
What is the color of the powder that a mineral leaves went is scratched across a special plate?
what is the color of the powder called that a mineral leaves when scratched across a special plate
What refers to the color of powder scraped off a mineral when it is rubbed against a hard rough surface?
The color of the powder left on the rough surface by a mineral is called its streak. The streak plate is a hard surface that helps to determine the different shades and characteristics of the minerals that is rubbed on it.
What is it called when the surface reflects light on a mineral?
It is called the equalight
What is the way the surface of a mineral reflects light called?
its called luster
What is Light reflected from a mineral surface called?
Luster
What refers to the color left behind when a mineral's is rubbed across and unglazed porcelain plate?
Which mineral leaves a green-black powder when rubbed against an unglazed porcelain plate?
What is a mineral property that describes the way light reflects from the mineral?
The property that describes a mineral's surface shines is called luster.
What is the powder left behind on a streak plate called?
It is called a mineral streak.
What is the property of a mineral can be determined based on the way light reflects off its surface?
The property of a mineral that is determined by how light reflects from its surface is called, "Luster".
The white powder left behind by a mineral on a white tile?
When you rub a mineral on a tile it is called streaking a mineral. The line that is left is called the streak, and the tile itself is called a streaking plate.
What refers to the way light reflects from the surface from the surface of a mineral?
luster
What are mineral deposits beneath earths surface that are different from the surrounding rocks are called what?
These are called veins
