Mater and Minerals

Question 1

What is a mineral?

Answer 1

Natural, inorganic, solid with a definite chemical composition, with orderly/atomic arrangement

Question 2

What is Matter?

Answer 2

composed of chemical elements, substances that cannot be broken down into other substances

Question 3

What is something that occupies space and has mass?

Answer 3

Matter

Question 4

What’s physical properties of minerals?

Answer 4

-Habit
-Luster
-Color
-Streak
-Hardness
-Cleavage

Question 5

What is habit (Physical properties)

Answer 5

common crystal shape

Question 6

What is luster (Physical properties)

Answer 6

appearance in reflected light

Question 7

What is streak (Physical properties)

Answer 7

color of mineral in powered form

Question 8

What is hardness (Physical properties)

Answer 8

ability to resist scratching or abrasion

Question 9

What is cleavage (Physical properties)

Answer 9

tendency to break along planes of weak bonding

Question 10

What is a rock?

Answer 10

any naturally occurring solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter