Question 3 - MCQ Questions (1 Mark) - Chapter 5 Class 10 Geography - Minerals and Energy Resources - Geography

Choose the physical properties that the geologists look in while identifying various minerals.

(A) Colour

(B) Hardness

(C) Cleavage

(D) All of the Above

Answer :

So, The correct answer is (D) : All of the above

Explanation :

• To help with identification, geologists must look closely at the physical properties of a  mineral.
•  These properties can include:  
• color,  
• Streak ( the color of a mineral in its powdered form),
• hardness, 
• Cleavage (Cleavage refers to the way some minerals break along certain lines of weakness in their structure) , 
• specific gravity ( also known as "relative density", it is the ratio between the weight of a stone in the air and the weight of an equal volume in water),
• crystal  form ( characteristic external shape of a mineral) 
• and others.