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Minerals
Rocks
Mohs Scale
Definitions
weird things
100
What is a mineral?
What is naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms or ions.
100
what is the difference between cleavage and fracture?
What is cleavage has flat smooth brakes, and fracture has random broken breaks.
100
what is a mohs scale
What is a scale of hardness used for classifying minerals.
100
what is magma
What is molten material between earths surface
100
is a gem a mineral
What is yes
200
What are 2 forms of Carbon?
What is graphite, and diamond
200
what is Earths crust made of?
What is rock
200
what is the softest mineral on the mohs scale
What is talc
200
what is an inorganic solid
What is made from non-living molecules
200
is coal a mineral
What is no
300
what are a few minerals that are composed of a single element?
What is gold, copper, and silver
300
what are rocks made of?
What is rocks are made of minerals and other materials.
300
what is the hardest mineral in the mohs scale
What is diamond
300
what is a silicate?
What is the largest mineral group- made of silicon and oxygen
300
what is a streak?
What is the color of a mineral in powdered form
400
how do minerals form?
What is by crystallization or lava.
400
how are ions formed?
What is ions are formed when atoms loose or gain electrons
400
what is the hardest mineral on earth
What is diamond
400
what is crystalization?
What is process of particles solidifying after liquid disolves
400
what is nonmetallic
What is not reflective of metal
500
the two most abundant elements in common minerals are?
What is silicon, and oxygen.
500
what is the look and feel of a rocks surface
What is texture
500
what is number 8 on the mohs scale
What is topaz
500
what is density
What is an object that is equal to its mass divided by its volume
500
what is hardness
What is resistance of a mineral being scratched