Unit 2 Section 2 - Minerals

Question 1

A solid whose atoms or other components appear in a regular, repeating pattern.

Answer 1

Crystal

Question 2

A substance that cannot be broken into simpler substances by chemical means.

Answer 2

Element

Question 3

A substance that has specific characteristics.

Answer 3

Mineral

Question 4

Most abundant element in Earth’s crust.

Answer 4

Oxygen

Question 5

Crystals of a single element.

Answer 5

Native elements

Question 6

A substance composed of atoms of two or more different types of elements that are held together by chemical bonds.

Answer 6

Compound

Question 7

Function of the wavelengths of light that the mineral reflects.

Answer 7

Color

Question 8

A description of the way the mineral reflects light.

Answer 8

Luster

Question 9

Measure of the amount of light that the mineral absorbs or allows to pass through.

Answer 9

Transparency

Question 10

How a mineral normally appears in nature.

Answer 10

Shape

Question 11

Describe the way a mineral breaks.

Answer 11

Cleavage and fracture

Question 12

Color of a mineral in its powdered form

Answer 12

Streak

Question 13

The strength of the bonds between atoms within the crystal.

Answer 13

Hardness