Rocks and Minerals

Question 1

Mineral?

Answer 1

Is a naturally occuring, usually inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical compound.

Question 2

How are minerals formed?

Answer 2

By Metamorphism, As magma and Lava Cool, and From Solutions

Question 3

How are Minerals Classified?

Answer 3

By Silicate and Nonsilicate Minerals

Question 4

What is Streak?

Answer 4

Streak is the color of the powdered form of a mineral.

Question 5

What is Luster?

Answer 5

Luster is the way a surface reflects light

Question 6

What is a cleavage?

Answer 6

The tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces

Question 7

What is a Fracture?

Answer 7

Is when something breaks unevenly

Question 8

What is an Uplift?

Answer 8

Uplift is the rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations

Question 9

What is a Subsidence?

Answer 9

It is a sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevation

Question 10

What is a Rift Zone?

Answer 10

Is an area where a set of deep cracks form and sometimes magma can rise up.

Question 11

What can you do to find the density?

Answer 11

Divide mass by volume

Question 12

What are the 5 things something needs to be to be a mineral?

Answer 12

Inorganic
Naturally occurring
Solid
Crystalline structure
Definite chemical composition