Minerals

Question 1

naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure and a definite chemical make-up (5 parts)

Answer 1

Mineral

Question 2

not man-made (1)

Answer 2

naturally formed

Question 3

never living or came from something that was living (2)

Answer 3

inorganic

Question 4

atoms and molecules are compacted together (not true for water (3)

Answer 4

solid

Question 5

Dense(to make denser decrease heat & increase pressure)
Medium Dense
Least Dense( to make less dense increase heat & decrease pressure)

Answer 5

Solid
Liquid
Gas

Question 6

repeating pattern of atoms (halite-cube Mica-flat)

Answer 6

Crystalline Structure

Question 7

same throughout (not granite)

Answer 7

Definite Chemical Make-up

Question 8

not true solid, liquid, or gas

Answer 8

Amorphous Solid

Question 9

pure substance that can not be broken down into a simpler substance (determined by number of protons- are on periodic table of elements)

Answer 9

element

Question 10

simplest part of an element with the properties of that element

Question 11

2 or more different atoms chemically combined

Answer 11

molecule

Question 12

2 different elements that are chemically combine

Answer 12

compound

Question 13

a shorthand way to write a compound

Answer 13

chemical formula

Question 14

what they are made of

Answer 14

composition

Question 15

silicon+oxygen

Answer 15

silicate minerals

Question 16

carbon+oxygen(non-silicate)(1)

Answer 16

carbonates

Question 17

sulfur+oxygen(non-silicate)(2)

Answer 17

sulfates

Question 18

oxygen+metal(rust(non-silicate))(3)

Answer 18

oxides

Question 19

only 1 element(non-silicate)(4)

Answer 19

native element

Question 20

group1+group17(non-silicate)(5)

Answer 20

halides

Question 21

what they look like ( 7)

Answer 21

physical properties

Question 22

least reliable (can come in multiple or be multiple of this (most common))(1)

Answer 22

color

Question 23

something there that shouldn’t be there

Answer 23

impurities

Question 24

oxidations of metals(2)

Answer 24

weathering

Question 25

powder form left behind by minerals (not diamond)(3)

Answer 25

streak

Question 26

ability to reflect light(4)

Answer 26

luster

Question 27

shiny like a metal(only metals can be this)

Answer 27

metallic

Question 28

can be shiny to dull but cant be metal

Answer 28

non-metallic

Question 29

breaks along uneven edge

Answer 29

fracture

Question 30

breaks along even edge

Answer 30

cleavage

Question 31

the resistance to scratch (5)

Answer 31

hardness

Question 32

how compact something is

Answer 32

density

Question 33

water evaporates leaving the minerals behind

Answer 33

evaporation

Question 34

when hot water cools the minerals come out of the solution

Answer 34

hot water cools

Question 35

how most minerals are formed;slower it cools the larger the crystals

Answer 35

cooling molten rock

Question 36

molten rock on surface (no crystals)

Answer 36

lava