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Final Jeopardy
100
Minerals are composed of one or more of these
What are elements?
100
The least reliable property used to identify a mineral
What is color?
100
The softest mineral on the Mohs Scale
What is talc?
100
The element common to all silicates
What is silicon?
200
Elements are made up of only one kind of _______.
What are atoms?
200
The tendency for a mineral to break along a smooth, flat surface
What is cleavage?
200
This is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale?
What is a diamond?
200
Silver, gold and copper have shiny surfaces so they are said to have______________________
What is a metallic luster?
300
Minerals always exist in this form
What is a solid?
300
Color of a powdered mineral
What is streak?
300
Which minerals will scratch topaz?
What are corundum and diamond?
300
A mineral has a mass of 200 g and a volume of 50 cm3. What is its density?
What is 4 g/cm3?
400
A subatomic particle that has a negative charge
What is electron?
400
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
What is hardness?
400
Which minerals will scratch quartz?
What are topaz, corundum and diamond?
400
A mineral, such as salt, is naturally occurring but is ________________, in contrast to sugar, which comes from plants.
What is inorganic?
500
What an atom's nucleus is made up of
What are protons and neutrons?
500
How light is reflected from a mineral
What is luster?
500
An unknown mineral scratches apatite and is scratched by corundum. Which minerals could this unknown sample be?
What are feldspar, quartz and topaz?
500
What are six main properties used to identify an unknown mineral sample?
What are color, streak, hardness, luster, cleavage and fracture?
500
A small cavity in rock lined with crystals or other mineral matter.
What is a geode?