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Minerals 2
Minerals 3
Minerals 4
Minerals 5
100
The smallest unit of a chemical element is known as this.
What is an atom?
100
Molten rock that has reached the Earth’s surface is known as this.
What is lava?
100
A molecule with an unevenly distributed electrical charge is known as this.
What is a polar molecule?
100
The way light reflects off of the surface of the mineral is known as this.
What is luster?
100
A weak intermolecular connection between two polar molecules is known as this.
What is a hydrogen bond?
200
The color of the powder of a mineral is known as this.
What is streak?
200
The number of protons and neutrons in an atom is known as this.
What is atomic mass?
200
A positively charged particle in a nucleus is known as this.
What is a proton?
200
An atom with one or more electrons added or subtracted is known as this.
What is an ion?
200
The amount of matter in a certain amount of space is known as this.
What is density?
300
The mass of all the atoms in a molecule is known as this.
What is molecular mass?
300
The smallest unit of a compound is known as this.
What is a molecule?
300
Electrons shared between atoms are known as this.
What is a covalent bond?
300
A neutral particle in the nucleus of an atom is known as this.
What is a neutron?
300
The center of an atom, made of protons and neutrons is known as this.
What is the nucleus?
400
A type of rock that contains useful minerals is known as this
What is ore?
400
A chemical bond in which atoms give or accept atoms is known as this.
What is an ionic bond?
400
A naturally occurring inorganic, crystalline solid with a characteristic chemical composition is known as this.
What is a mineral?
400
Tiny negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus is known as this.
What is an electron?
400
The way a mineral breaks when it is not broken along a cleavage plane is known as this.
What is fracture?
500
A chemical element that has a different number of neutrons is known as this.
What is an isotope?
500
Molten rock deep inside the Earth is known as this.
What is magma?
500
The tendency of a mineral to break along certain planes to make smooth surfaces is known as this.
What is cleavage?
500
The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is known as this.
What is hardness?
500
A pure chemical substance with one type of atom is known as this.
What is an element?
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