Properties
Minerals
Matter
Atoms
Formation
100
What determines the properties of a mineral?
What is Composition and Structure?
100
What is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition?
What is a mineral?
100
The smallest particle of an element that still retains all the element's properties is a(n) _____________.
What is atom?
100
Isotopes of the same element differ in the number of ________?
What is neutrons?
100
Mineral formation caused by high pressures and high temperatures would most likely occur in which of the following environments?
What is deep within Earth?
200
The resistance of a mineral to being scratched is called ___________.
What is hardensss?
200
Which of the following minerals will fizz in contact with hydrochloric acid?
What is calcite?
200
The most abundant element in Earth's Continental crust (by weight) is _______.
What is Oxygen?
200
What does the atomic number of an element tell you?
What is the number of electrons and protons?
200
The process of mineral formation from magma is called __________.
What is crystallization?
300
Which of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?
What is color?
300
Minerals are classified by ________.
What is composition?
300
What are the building blocks of minerals?
What is elements?
300
Which of the following is NOT on of the eigh more common elements in Earth's continental crust?
What is Carbon?
300
The color of a mineral, such as fluorite, changes due to ____________.
What is small amount of different elements?
400
According to Mohs Scale of Hardness, What mineral is the softest?
What is Talc?
400
The mineral _________ is magnetic.
What is magnetite?
400
A (n) ___________ is a substance that connot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical or physical means.
What is element?
400
The electrical change of a neutron is __________.
What is neutral?
400
Minerals can occur in different __________ and __________.
What is colors and shapes?
500
What would happen if the mineral graphite was placed in a bucket of water? Explain how you know your answer in terms of density.
What is sink. The density of water is 1.0 g/ml3 and graphite is 2.3 g/ml3
500
What distinctive property does graphite have that helps to distinguish it from other elements?
What is feels slippery or greasy?
500
Name the three states that matter usuallu exists in.
What is solid, liquid, and gas?
500
Where are the protons located on an atomic model?
What is inside the nucleus?
500
Name the four major processes by which minerals form.
What is crystallization from magma, precipitation, changes in pressure and temp., and formation from hydrothermal solutions?
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