Chapter 26.1

Question 1

A mineral is

Answer 1

naturally arranging, in organic solid, with a crystalline form

Question 2

what are the two most abundant element that make up Earth’s crust?

Answer 2

oxygen and silicon

Question 3

what does inorganic mean

Answer 3

a mineral that is non living

Question 4

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

Answer 4

the way it breaks, how hard it is, and the type of crystal it is

Question 5

what are all of the ways to identify minerals

Answer 5

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

Question 6

what are the two types of luster

Answer 6

metallic, and nonmetallic

Question 7

how does metallic luster reflect light

Answer 7

shines like glass and appears creally

Question 8

how does nonmetallic luster reflect light

Answer 8

shines like glass and appears earthly or waxy

Question 9

how do you preform a streak test

Answer 9

rubbing a mineral on an unglazed, white porecelain tile

Question 10

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

Answer 10

cleavage and fracture

Question 11

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

Answer 11

mohs

Question 12

what is the number range on Mohs Scale of hardness

Answer 12

1-10

Question 13

how many different crystal shape system are there

Answer 13

6

Question 14

where do minerals grow form

Question 15

what are the 3 ways minerals can form

Answer 15

water, magma, evaporation

Question 16

what are two mineral groups

Answer 16

silicates and non silicates

Question 17

which mineral group is the most abundant in Eartht’s crust

Answer 17

silicates

Question 17

which mineral group is the most abundant in Eartht’s crust

Answer 17

silicates

Question 18

what elements are silicates made up of

Answer 18

silicon-oxygen

Question 19

Non silicon do not contain which element

Answer 19

silicon

Question 20

what mineral is used to make glass

Answer 20

quartz