Unit 3 Lesson 1

Question 1

Mineral

Answer 1

A naturally occurring usually inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition

Question 2

Element

Answer 2

Pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means

Question 3

Atom

Answer 3

The building blocks of matter. All substances are made up of atoms

Question 4

Molecule

Answer 4

Stable particles that are made up of strongly bonded atoms

Question 5

Compound

Answer 5

A substance made up of molecules of 2 or more elements

Question 6

Matter

Answer 6

Anything that has volume and mass

Question 7

Volume

Answer 7

The amount of space an object takes up

Question 8

Crystal

Answer 8

A solid, geometric form that results from a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules

Question 9

How are minerals formed?

Answer 9

• As magma and larva cool
• by metamorphism
• from solutions

Question 10

How are minerals classified?

Answer 10

Silicate minerals - contain silicon and oxygen. Make up most of earth’s crust

Nonsilicate minerals - do not contain the silicate tetrahedron

Question 11

Classes of nonsilicate minerals

Question 12

Streak

Answer 12

The color of the powdered form of a mineral

Question 13

Luster

Answer 13

The way a surface reflects light

Question 14

Cleavage

Answer 14

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