Minerals

Question 1

Mineral

Answer 1

A solid substance that has a characteristic chemical composition and is made of the same material throughout. It has an orderly internal structure.

Question 2

compound

Answer 2

A substance composed of atoms of two or more different types of elements that are held together by chemical bonds.

Question 3

Element

Answer 3

A substance that cannot be broken into simpler substances by chemical means.

Question 4

Most common elements in earths crust

Answer 4

Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)

Question 5

three ways light interacts with minerals

Answer 5

Color, luster, transparency.

Question 6

Crystal

Answer 6

a solid whose atoms or other components appear in a regular repeating pattern.

Question 7

shape

Answer 7

Another property that is easy to examine is a mineral’s overall shape and how it
normally appears in nature.

Question 8

hardness

Answer 8

the strength of the bonds between atoms within the crystal.

Question 9

cleavage

Question 10

shape of the crystal

Answer 10

comes from their structure

Question 11

radiation