Science Flashcards
What’s the substance made of one kind of atom
Element
What’s the smallest particle of matters?
Atom
What’s the chart containing all the known elements?
The Modern Periodic Table
What mineral is made of Silicon and Oxygen
Quartz
Name a single element mineral
Gold
Where are rocks and minerals found?
Earth’s Crust
About how many elements are on earth
111
List Five of the 111 known elements
Iron Nickel Calcium Sodium Copper
About how many minerals are found on earth
3000
Coal is a solid __________substance that is formed from decaying plant matter
Organic
Name another organic substance that is not a mineral
Amber and Coal
Name the most common element found on earth
Oxygen
Name two precious metals
Silver and gold
Name another term used for a minerals characteristics
Properties
What is mica
A Mineral
How does Mica break
It cleaves into thin sheets
Minerals __________out of a liquid made of water and one or more elements
Form
Elements that make up each Mineral are arranged in a set _______
Pattern
Name the properties that miners used to help identify gold
Color and luster
What changes a minerals color
Impurities
Minerals are identified by
Properties
Name three minerals that have at least three different color properties to consider
Quartz Corundum Diamond
When minerals are rubbed against a piece of unglazed tile they leave a colored line called
Streak
Name the property that reflect light
Luster
Name the property that compares how heavy a Mineral is compared with how much space it takes up
Density
Name the property when two minerals are rubbed together the harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral
Hardness
When one mineral break along flat, even surfaces or in more than one direction this property is called
Cleavage
When a mineral breaks along an uneven or curved surfaces rather than flat surface, this property is known as
Fracture
What is the Name of the hardness scale
Mohs’ Scale
Name an example of a mineral that would use the property of taste
Halite salt
Using the mohs’ scale which mineral has the hardest of 7
Quartz
The mineral sulfur can be identified by the property of
Color, smell
What is the softest mineral on the mohs’ scale
Talc
What is the hardest mineral on the mohs’ scale
Diamond
What is the shape of a salt Crystal
Cubed
All ores are _______
Minerals
All Minerals are NOT ______________
Ores
Name a metal that is used in making nails and railways
Iron
Mining is the removal of an __________ from the earth
Ore
A mineral from which metals can be removed
Ore
The simplest of substances found on earth. It is a substance made of one kind of atom
Element
A solid inorganic (nonliving) substance found in nature and is made up of a set of amount of ingredients called elements
Mineral
A metal that is a mixture of two or more metals
Alloy
Example - bronze is an alloy of copper and tin
What is the difference between a rock and mineral?
A rock is made of minerals
A mineral is more valuable
How are rocks and minerals used?
Jewelry
Building
Raw material
Why don’t all minerals look-alike?
Because each mineral is made up of different elements
What is a solid inorganic substance found in nature and is made up of a set amount of ingredients called elements?
Mineral
What are some properties of minerals?
Color luster hardness density streak magnetism smell taste cleavege fracture
Which two minerals on the Moh’s scale will scratch topaz?
Diamond
Corundum
Which Three minerals will be scratched by fluorite?
Calcite
Gypsum
Talc
