COPPER hopper
GOLD rush
IRONman
silly SILICON
ID Minerals
100
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
Where is the left side?
100
Where are the nonmetals located on the Periodic Table?
Where is the right side?
100
Where at the metalloids located on the Periodic Table?
Where is the stair-step line?
100
Can a metalloid of properties of metals and nonmetals?
What is yes?
100

The test of a mineral that determines the resistance of a miner to being scratched

hardness test

200
Most metals are: SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, or GASSES
What is solid?
200
Most nonmetals are: SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, GASES
What is gas?
200
What is not a characteristic of a metal? CONDUCTOR OF HEAT MALLEABLE BRITTLE DUCTILE SHINY
What is brittle?
200
How many elements are on the periodic table?
What is 111?
200

a chart that compares the hardness of common materials to the hardness of minerals.

What is the Mohs Hardness Scale?

300
What fraction of metals make up the periodic table?
What is 2/3's?
300
Which is not a characteristic of a nonmetal? BRITTLE NON-DUCTILE SHINY NON-MALEABLE
What is shiny?
300
Where are the elements located on the Periodic Table? HELIUM, OXYGEN, NITROGEN
Where is the right side of the Periodic Table? -nonmetals
300
Where are these substances located on the Periodic Table? COPPER, GOLD, ALUMINUM, IRON
Where is the right side? -metals
300

Color, hardness, streak, cleavage/fracture, and luster.

What are 5 ways to identify a mineral?

400
What is the classification of these characteristics? SHINY BRITTLE SEMICONDUCTOR SOLID
What is a metalloid?
400
What is the only nonmetal element that is located on the left side of the Periodic Table?
What is Hydrogen?
400
What is ductile?
What is a metal that can be made into wire?
400
What is malleable?
What is something that can be hammered into a flat sheet?
400

Color of a mineral can be deceiving because the same mineral can be several different colors AND many minerals are the same color.

What is the least reliable way to identify a mineral?

500
What classification has these characteristics: DULL, INSULATOR, BRITTLE, NON-MALLEABLE
What is a nonmetal?
500
Name this classification: DULL, BRITTLE, MALLEABLE
What is a metalloid?
500
What element is located on the stair-step line, but is not a metalloid?
What is Aluminum?
500
What classification has these characteristics: SHINY LUSTER, MALLEABLE, DUCTILE, CONDUCTOR
What is a metal?
500

What is the difference between cleavage and fracture?

Cleavage is the way a mineral will break in smooth straight sheets. Fracture is the way a mineral will break in uneven chips.

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