Rocks

Question 1

Mineral

Answer 1

Naturally formed inorganic solid that has a chemical strucrure

Question 2

Rock

Answer 2

Natural occurring sold mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter

Question 3

Element

Answer 3

substance that can’t be broken down by chemicals

Question 4

Compound

Answer 4

substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements

Question 5

Crystal

Answer 5

A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern

Question 6

Color

Answer 6

Identifying a rock or mineral based on color

Question 7

Luster

Answer 7

Identifying a rock or mineral based on how shiny it is

Question 8

Identifying a rock or mineral by the color of the powder it leaves behind

Answer 8

streak

Question 9

Cleavage

Answer 9

Splitting of a rock or mineral among a smooth surface

Question 10

Fracture

Answer 10

Splitting of a rock or mineral in a more arbitrary way

Question 11

Density

Answer 11

How much mass inside an object relative to its size

Question 12

Ore

Answer 12

A natural material where its concentration is economically valuable

Question 13

Metallic minerals

Answer 13

Copper, Nickel, Platinum

Question 14

Non metallic minerals

Answer 14

Quartz, Gypsum, Coal

Question 15

Gemstones

Answer 15

sapphire, amber, pearl

Question 16

igneous rock

Answer 16

Obsidian, basalt , granite

Question 17

Sedimentary rocks

Answer 17

Sandstone, slate, limestone

Question 18

Metamorphic rocks

Answer 18

Marble gneiss, schist