Cake
Candy
Cod
Cabbage
Cauliflower
100
Coal, fossiliferous limestone, garnet, and wood are all examples of ___________ ____________.
natural resources
100
If you can clearly see through a mineral, it is ___________.
transparent
100
One word that describes the luster of a mineral begins with the letter, M. Name the word.
Metallic
100
The Mohs Scale of Hardness ranges from the number ____ to ____.
1 (softest) to 10 (hardest)
100
These are non-living solids found naturally on earth that have a unique crystal structure:
minerals
200
Minerals that are created in a laboratory are known as ___________ minerals.
synthetic
200
_________________ are scientists who study rocks, minerals, and other non-living parts of earth.
Geologists
200
In your mineral research, you took notes on these characteristics that make a mineral unique.
properties
200
If a mineral reflects a lot of light, you could describe its luster with this word that begins with "b".
brilliant
200
If a mineral does not reflect any light, you would describe it as this word that begins with "d."
dull
300
Opaque is a description of transparency that means _______________________.
No light can pass through it.
300
This property describes how well light reflects off the surface of a mineral.
luster
300
This property describes how much light is able to pass through a mineral.
transparency
300
Coal is made of _____________
dead plants
300
The identity of the earring material was this mineral.
fluorite
400
Name the two materials you scratched with the earring material to test its hardness.
copper and glass
400
According to our text, what is the hardness of glass?
5.5
400
Define translucent.
Transparency property that means some light can pass through but images are blurry.
400
Explain, when testing for hardness, how to ensure that a mark is really a scratch.
Attempt to make a scratch on the testing surface and then try to wipe it off. If the mark will not wipe away, then it is a scratch.
400
What is a rock?
a solid from the earth that is made up of one or more than one mineral.
500
Wood is an example of a natural resource that is _______________ because new trees can be planted when old ones die or are cut down.
renewable
500
Explain cleavage.
Cleavage describes the natural shape into which a mineral breaks.
500
What are at least two disadvantages of mining the land for minerals?
Harmful chemicals can be released into groundwater. Natural land forms are destroyed. Waste products ("tailings") are left behind.
500
Name the rocks you tested for the presence of quartz and calcite.
granite and limestone
500
Name at least two advantages of purifying water from the ocean....remember the video we saw in class.
People get good water to drink. Minerals are preserved and not dumped back into ocean. Minerals provide a needed source of income for countries.
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