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1
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A ___________ is the smallest particle of matter.

A

Quarks

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2
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An ______________ is a substance made of one kind of atom.

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Element

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3
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The Modern ____________________ Table is a chart containing all the known elements.

A

Water & element

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4
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Name the mineral that is made up of the elements silicon and oxygen.

A

Quartz

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5
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Name a single element mineral.

A

Silicon

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6
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Where are minerals found?

A

Earth’s crust

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7
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About how many elements are there on earth?

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118

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8
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List five of the 111 known elements.

A

Gold, iron, sodium, oxygen, helium

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9
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About how many minerals are found Earth?

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3,800

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10
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Coal is a solid ___________________ substance that is formed from decaying plant matter.

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Nonrenewable

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11
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Name another organic substance that is not a mineral.

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Amber and coal

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12
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Name the most common element found on Earth.

A

Oxygen

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13
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Name two precious minerals.

A

Gold and silver

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14
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Name other term used for mineral characteristics.

A

Properties

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15
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What is mica?

A

A mineral

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16
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How does mica break?

A

In thin sheets

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17
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Minerals _________ out of a liquid made of water and one or more elements.

A

Form

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18
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Elements that make up each mineral are arranged in a set _____________.

A

Of pattern

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19
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Name the properties that miners are used to help identify gold.

A

Color and luster

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20
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What changes a minerals color?

A

Impurities

21
Q

Minerals are identified by _____________.

A

Properties

22
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Name two minerals that at least have three different color properties to consider.

A

Quartz and diamond

23
Q

When minerals are rubbed on a piece of unglazed tile they leave a colored line called ________________.

A

A streak

24
Q

Name the property that reflects light.

A

Luster

25
Q

Name the property that compares how heavy a mineral is compared with how much space it takes up.

A

Density

26
Q

Name the property when two minerals are rubbed together the harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral.

A

Hardness

27
Q

When minerals break along flat, even surfaces or in more than one direction this property is called __________.

A

Cleavage

28
Q

When a mineral breaks along curved or uneven surfaces rather than flat surface, this property is known as _______________.

A

Fracture

29
Q

What is the name of the hardness scale?

A

Moh’s hardness scale

30
Q

Name an example of a mineral that would use the property of taste.

A

Halite

31
Q

Using the Moh’s scale which has the hardness of 7?

A

Quartz

32
Q

The mineral sulfur can be indentified by the property of __________ and ___________.

A

Color and smell

33
Q

What is the softest mineral on the Moh’s scale?

A

Talc

34
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What is the hardest mineral on the Moh’s scale?

A

Diamond

35
Q

What is the shape of a salt crystal?

A

Cube

36
Q

All ores are _____________.

A

Minerals

37
Q

All minerals are not _______.

A

Ores

38
Q

Name a metal that is used in making nails and railways.

A

Iron

39
Q

Mining is the removal of an ________ from the Earth.

A

Ore

40
Q

What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?

A

The difference between a rock and a mineral is that a rock is made of minerals.

41
Q

How are rocks and minerals used?

A

Some are used for drills, jewelry, and raw material.

42
Q

Where are rocks and minerals found?

A

In the Earth’s crust.

43
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Why don’t all minerals look alike?

A

Each mineral is made up of different elements.

44
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What is a mineral?

A

A mineral is a solid inorganic (non-living) substance, found in nature, and is made up of a set amount of ingredients called elements.

45
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What are some properties of minerals?

A

Color, luster, hardness, streak, smell, taste, density, cleavage, and fracture.

46
Q

Which mineral on the Moh’s scale will scratch topaz?

A

A diamond

47
Q

Which minerals will be scratched by fluorite?

A

Talc, gypsum, calcite, apatite, fieldspar, quartz, topaz, and diamond.

48
Q

What is borax?

A

A mineral

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