Vocabulary
Lab Procedures
Metals, Non-metals, Metalloids
Mineral Identification
Density
100
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter?
100
A student enters the lab and the first thing he/she should do
What is wait for teacher instructions?
100
This substance has luster and conducts electricity.
What is metals?
100
Easiest way to identify a mineral but not the most accurate.
What is color?
100
Formula for finding density.
What is mass divided by volume?
200
How light is reflected off the surface of a mineral.
What is luster?
200
A student is in a lab using wires, batteries, and a lightbulb to test if a material will complete a circuit. She is testing for..
What is conductivity?
200
This substance conducts heat.
What is metals?
200
Test in which you rub a mineral on an unglazed piece of porcelain to see the powder color left behind.
What is steak test?
200
Mass of a liquid is 100 grams and the volume of the liquid is 50 mL. The Density is. . .
What is 2 grams/mL?
300
Scale used to determine hardness of minerals.
What is Moh's hardness scale?
300
A student has to first find the mass and the volume before this can be determined.
What is density?
300
This substance is brittle and has a dull luster.
What is non-metals?
300
how the surface of a mineral appears when light reflects
What is luster?
300
Found using water displacement or measuring with a graduated cylinder.
What is volume?
400
The breaking of a mineral into small flat sheets.
What is cleavage?
400
This safety equipment is needed before a student can do an investigation on a chemical reaction.
What is safety goggles?
400
This substance is a semi-conductor.
What is a metalloid?
400
Property of a mineral when it is scratched with a nail.
What is hardness?
400
An object with a higher density than water when placed in water will. . .
What is sinks?
500
Describes how much mass is in a given amount of space.
What is density?
500
Lab equipment needed to find mass and volume.
What is graduated cylinder and triple beam balance?
500
Substance is malleable and ductile, conducts electricity well, and has a shiny color.
What is a metal?
500
Feldspar and quartz are mixed together in nature in this form
What is rocks?
500
Find the volume of a cube with 3 cm sides. V=S*S*S
What is 27 cubic centimeters?
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