The Hardness of a mineral is a measure of the mineral’sGroup of answer choicesresistance to being flexed (bent)resistance to fracturing under stressresistance to being crushed and pulverizedresistance to being scratched

7. What is the resistance of a mineral to scratching? Cleavage Fracture Hardness Structure

If the mineral you are trying to identify can scratch glass, this means...It is harder than glassIt is softer than glass

'Modulus of elasticity' refers to a materials...Group of answer choicesstiffnessability to be deformed without failinghardnessresistance to denting

Minerals where bond strength is generally the same in all directions exhibit random breakage calledGroup of answer choicesFracture.Cleavage.Hardness.Color.

Looking at Moh's hardness scale, which mineral is the hardest?talcdiamondglassflint