Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, crystalline structure, & Definite chemical composition.
100
The smallest part of an element is called
what?
What is an atom?
100
The powder a mineral gives off on a
streak plate is called what?
What is streak?
100
A mineral that contains carbon, oxygen,
and iron would be classified as what?
What is Carbonate?
100
The central region of an atom is called what?
What is the nucleus
200
Why is ice a mineral and water is not?
Ice is a solid and water is not.
(Crystalline structure)
200
An atom that loses or gains electrons is
called what?
What is an Ion?
200
The appearance or quality of light
given off by a mineral is called what?
What is Luster?
200
What is the main element in the sulfate and
sulfide group?
What is sulfur?
200
Name the 3 types of chemical bonds.
What is Ionic, covalent, and
metallic bonds.
300
What causes a mineral to either fracture
or show cleavage?
Internal atomic structure
300
Isotopes differ in the number of
what?
What is a Neutron?
300
What are minerals classified by?
What is composition?
300
In the earths crust what is the most common
mineral group to be found?
What is Silicates?
300
In the chemical equation below what type
of bond does it show?
Na1+ + Cl1- NaCl
What is Ionic?
400
What is the process called when a
mineral forms from magma?
What is Crystallization
400
If you have Carbon-14, which has 6
protons, how many neutrons would you
have?
What is 8 neutrons?
400
What determines the properties
of a mineral (2 things)?
What is composition and structure?
400
What element has the highest percentage
(or weight) in the Earth’s continental crust?
What is oxygen?
400
What is the density of a mineral with a mass of
4.12g and a volume of 8.2cm3?
What is 5.02 g/cm
500
What type of bonds have a high
melting point?
What is Ionic bonds
500
What type of bond has a high melting
point?
What is an Ionic Bond?
500
In an element such as chlorite why is
color not a good property to look at when
trying to determine what the mineral is?
Small amounts of different
elements will cause the color
to change.
500
How can you determine between talc and
gypsum (talc feels different how)?
What is talc has a soapy feel?
500
If high pressure and temperature is used to
make a mineral which of the following
environments would produce the mineral?
a) a cave
b) a lava flow
c) deep within the Earth
d) the ocean