rocks vs mineral Flashcards

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1
Q

____ are a combination of minerals
that are bonded together in some
way.

A

Rocks

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2
Q

___ are homogenous
substances with a very specific
chemical composition. are homogenous
substances with a very specific
chemical composition.

A

Minerals

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3
Q

___ can contain organic matter – even fossils!

A

Rocks

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4
Q

___ are inorganic.

A

Minerals

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5
Q

____ do not have a definite
shape.

A

Rocks

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6
Q

___ usually have a
specific shape.

A

Minerals

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7
Q

___ don’t have any
nutritional value.

A

Rocks

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8
Q

___ have some have
nutritive value for the human
body.

___ don’t have any
nutritional value.

A

Minerals,
Rocks

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9
Q

It has a regular, repeating
atomic arrangement.

____ do not.

A

minerals,
Rocks

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10
Q

The three major __
categories refer to the process
formation of said rocks.

A

rock

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11
Q

___ are classified
according to their chemical and
physical properties, but never
by the way they were formed.

A

Minerals

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12
Q

The science that studies rocks
is called ____.

A

Petrology

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13
Q

The science that studies
minerals is called ___.

A

Mineralogy

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