A mineral is said to be inorganic, what does this mean?
What is it has never been part of a once living thing...
100
Minerals are always made up of certain elements in a definite proportion like a recipe, this is known as...
What is definite chemical composition?
100
The term that geologists use to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface is...
What is luster?
100
A hard, colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster is...
What is a gemstone?
100
Anyone who searches for an ore deposit is known as a...
What is a prospector?
200
A mineral is this because it has a definite volume and shape...
What is a solid?
200
A mineral has particles that line up in a repeating pattern, this is it's...
What is crystal structure?
200
To rub a mineral against a piece of un-glazed porcelain to see the color of it's powder tests the mineral's...
What is streak?
200
A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral that can be mined and sold at a profit is called...
What is an ore?
200
A gemstone that is cut and polished is known as a...
What is a gem?
300
If a mineral were broken into small pieces, which property would remain the same?
a. crystal structure
b. same shape
c. size
d. metallic
What is crystal structure?
300
The unit used for mass of a mineral is the...
What is the gram?
300
This is determined by the "scratch" test...
What is the mineral's hardness?
300
A solid mixture of two or more elements, at least one which is a metal is known as...
What is an alloy?
300
Miners remove ore deposits that occur in veins by digging...
What are shaft mines?
400
Bricks, steel, and glass all come from substances found in Earth's crust, however they are not classified as minerals because... must use term that DESCRIBES the characteristic of a mineral
What is they are not naturally occurring?
400
When volume is measured, what is the unit used?
What is cm3 or ml?
400
If a mineral splits along a flat surface, it is said to have...
What is cleavage?
400
After miners remove ore from a mine, the process that removes the metal from the ore is...
What is smelting?
400
Name the mineral with a hardness of 1, and name the mineral with a hardness of 10...
What is talc has a hardness of 1, and a diamond has a hardness of 10?
500
The five characteristics ALL minerals must have are...
What is 1. they are naturally occurring, 2. inorganic, 3. solid, 4. have a crystal structure, and 5. have a definite chemical composition
500
Give a detailed description of the process scientists go through to determine a mineral's density...
What is they use a TBB to measure the mineral's mass, then find the displaced volume the mineral creates when placed in a known amount of water in a graduated cylinder. Finally, they take the mass divided by the displaced volume...
500
Give the unit that describes the density of a mineral...
What is g/cm3 or g/ml?
500
Miners use earth-moving equipment to dig a huge hole in the process of...
What is open pit mining?
500
Give 3 examples as to how minerals can be used in our everyday lives...