chapter 26.1

Question 1

mineral

Answer 1

a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystalline form

Question 2

streak

Answer 2

the color of a mineral in powdered form

Question 3

cleavage

Answer 3

when a mineral breaks along preferred planes of weakness creating smooth parallel sides

Question 4

fracture

Answer 4

minerals that break with irregular surfaces

Question 5

hardness

Answer 5

the physical property that measures a minerals resistance to scratching

Question 6

magma

Answer 6

molten rock material inside earth

Question 7

a mineral is?

Answer 7

naturally occurring, inorganic solid, and crystalline form

Question 8

what are the two most abundant elements that make up earths crust?

Answer 8

oxygen and silicon

Question 8

what does inorganic mean?

Answer 8

materials that are non living

Question 9

what does the arrangement of atom and the bonds between them reflect about a mineral

Answer 9

the way a mineral breaks, how hard it is, and what type of crystal shape it has

Question 10

what are all the ways to identify minerals

Answer 10

luster, streak, hardness, cleavage, fracture, atomic arrangement, crystal shape

Question 11

what are the two types of luster

Answer 11

metallic, and non metallic

Question 12

how does metallic luster reflect light

Answer 12

it reflects very easily like chrome on a car or a piece of metal

Question 13

how does nonmetallic luster reflect light

Answer 13

shines like glass or wacy

Question 14

how do you perform a streak test

Answer 14

by rubbing a mineral on an unglazed white porcelain tile

Question 15

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

Answer 15

cleavage, and fracture

Question 16

what is the name of the scale to measure the hardness of a mineral

Answer 16

mohs scale of hardness

Question 17

what is the number range on mohs scale of hardness

Answer 17

1-10

Question 18

how many different crystal shape systems are there

Answer 18

6

Question 19

minerals grow from the _____?

Answer 19

inside out

Question 20

what are the three way minerals can form?

Answer 20

water, magma, evaporation

Question 21

what are the two minerals groups

Answer 21

silicates, non-silicates

Question 22

which mineral group is the most abundant in earths crust

Answer 22

silicates

Question 23

what elements are silicates made of

Answer 23

silicon, oxygen

Question 24

non silicates do not contain what element

Answer 24

silicon

Question 25

what mineral is used to make glass

Answer 25

quartz