Mineral Properties
Mineral Characteristics
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What property is the least reliable for mineral identification?
What is Color.
100
What does it mean if a mineral is "inorganic"?
It means "non-living" or "dead."
100
A mineral is made of rocks.
What is FALSE.
Minerals are made naturally on Earth. Rocks are made up of minerals.
100
How many minerals are there?
4000
100
Fossils found deep in the earth are typically _______.
Older
200
Is the color of the mineral it it's original form always the same as the color of it's powdered form when you test it's streak?
No, the streak can be a different color on the tile from it's original color. Example: Hemtatite
200
Ice is a mineral but water is not. Why is water not a mineral?
Liquid. Needs to be a solid (one of the 5 characteristics of a mineral).
200
An atom is made up of at least more than one molecule
What is FALSE.
Molecules are made up of more than one atom.
200
Minerals make up rocks
true
200
Name the layers of soil
top, sub, parent, bedrock
300
Name two different lusters
glassy, metallic & dull.
300
The definition of a mineral is
a solid inorganic naturally form crystalline structure
300
Quartz can scratch Diamond.
What is FALSE.
Diamond is the toughest mineral. Only diamond can scratch diamond.
300
Name two special properties a mineral has
smell, taste, acid test, glowing
300
How many layers of earth are there?
4
400
What is the formula for density?
Mass divided by volume
400
Is coal a mineral?
No because it is organic. It is made from the remains of vegetation.
400
True or false density can be used to identify a mineral
true
400
Name three uses of minerals in everyday life
toothpaste, tech, buildings, sidewalks
400
Explain a convection current. Where do these happen?
Hot goes up and cold goes down.
500
Using Moh's Scale of Hardness:
which minerals can scratch a steel file but can be scratched by window glass?
What is Quartz and Orthoclase.
500
Name a mineral that can be found on the Mohs hardness scale.
Diamond or talc
500
The most likely way for a crystal to form is by boiling.
What is FALSE.
Evaporation results in crystal formation in a solution and cooling for crystal formation in magma/lava.
500
What is the most helpful mineral property? How is this property identified?
Hardness - By conducting a hardness test
500
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A. science
B. science
C. Science
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c. Science