Rocks and Minerals

Question 1

What is the definition of a mineral?

Answer 1

Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic solids with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms/ions

Question 2

Who is a mineralogist?

Answer 2

A scientist who studies the distribution of mineral properties and their uses

Question 3

What are the 7 properties of minerals?

Answer 3

Color, Luster, Hardness, Streak, Density, Fracture, Cleavage

Question 4

What are mineral resources?

Answer 4

Objects or resources created from minerals

Question 5

What is an ore?

Answer 5

A rock that contains high enough concentrations of a desired substance, such as a metal

Question 6

What is a gemstone?

Answer 6

A rare and attractive mineral that can be worn as jewelry

Question 7

What are the two most abundant elements found in Earth’s crust?

Answer 7

Silicone and oxygen

Question 8

Which one of the elements found in Earth’s crust in unusual? What makes it unusual?

Answer 8

The unusual thing about oxygen is that even though we breathe oxygen the oxygen found in rocks is not good to breathe.