chapter 26

Question 1

what are the two most abundant elments in earths crust

Answer 1

silicon and oxygen

Question 2

what does inorganic mean

Answer 2

materials that are non living

Question 3

what does the arrangement of an atom and the bonds between them relfect about mineral

Answer 3

mineral break how hard and shape

Question 4

what are all the way to identify mineral

Answer 4

luster cleavage streak atomic arragnge hardness and shape

cleavage and fracture

Question 5

what are two types of luster

Answer 5

metalitc and non metalic

Question 6

how does metalic luster reflect light

Answer 6

metalic easy like chrome and, doesnt relfect easy more dull

Question 7

how does non metalic minerl reflect light

Answer 7

not easy dull

Question 8

how do you preform a streak test

Answer 8

you rub a mineral on a unglazed percelain tile

Question 9

what are the two types of breakage that can happen to minerals

Answer 9

cleavegae and fracture

Question 10

what is the name of the scale to measure the hardness of the material

Answer 10

mohs scale hardess

Question 11

what is the number range on mohs scale of hardness

Answer 11

1-10

Question 12

how many different crystal shape systems are there

Answer 12

six

Question 13

minerals grow from what

Answer 13

insideout

Question 14

what are the three ways minerals form

Answer 14

magma evaporation hotwater

Question 15

what are the two mineral groups

Answer 15

cilictis and non cilitcits

Question 16

which moineral group is abundant in earths crust

Answer 16

silicate

Question 17

what elements are silicates made up

Question 18

nonsilicates do not contain what element

Answer 18

silicon

Question 19

what mineral do we use to make glass

Answer 19

quartz

Question 20

a mineral is , , ,

Answer 20

naturaling occuring inorganic solid and has a crystaling form