Density
What is the amount of mass in a given volume?
Density
If an object has a density of 0.65 g/mL will it sink or float?
Float
Mass: 48 grams
Volume: 24 cm3
Calculate the Density
2 g/cm3
Hardness
What is the tendency of a mineral to split along flat, smooth surfaces?
Cleavage
What do we use to calculate mass?
Triple Beam Balance
If an object has a density of 1.03 g/cm3 will it sink or float?
Sink
Mass: 75 grams
Volume: 15 mL
Calculate the Density
5 g/mL
What ranks the minerals from softest (1) to hardest (10)?
Mohs Scale of Hardness
What is the manner in which a mineral breaks along an irregular surface?
Fracture
What is the density of water?
1 g/mL
What are the volume units used when using the water displacement method?
mL
Mass: 136 grams
L: 2 W: 2 H: 2
Calculate the volume.
Calculate the density.
Volume = 8 cm3
Density = 17 g/cm3
what is the way in which a mineral reflects light?
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
How do you find the volume of a Regular Shaped Object? (tissue box, cube)
What are the units used when measuring volume of a regular shaped object?
cm3
Mass = 90 grams
Volume is calculated using water displacement method. Volume before the object was placed in water was 60 mL. The volume after the object was placed in water was 75 mL.
Calculate volume.
Calculate Density.
volume = 15 mL
density = 6 g/mL
What is the color of a mineral in powder form?
Streak
What are the two categories of luster?
Metallic and Nonmetallic
How do you find the volume of an irregular shaped object?
Using the water displacement method with a graduated cylinder
What is the formula for Density?
Density = mass/volume
Volume is found using water displacement. Volume before was 18 mL. Volume after object was placed in water is 30 mL.
Calculate the volume.
Calculate the density.
volume = 12 mL
density = 5 g/mL
What is the appearance of a mineral due to the absorption of certain light rays?
Color
What is a solid, inorganic substance of natural occurrence?
Mineral