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Minerals – Ch 5

Minerals – Ch 5. The mass of a substance to the volume is its ____. Answer. Density. Home. The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is its _____. Answer. Hardness. Home. Tendency of a mineral to break and form uneven, irregular surfaces. Answer. Fracture. Home.

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Minerals – Ch 5

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  1. Minerals – Ch 5

  2. The mass of a substance to the volume is its ____ Answer

  3. Density Home

  4. The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is its _____ Answer

  5. Hardness Home

  6. Tendency of a mineral to break and form uneven, irregular surfaces Answer

  7. Fracture Home

  8. An inorganic solid with characteristic chemical composition and physical properties Answer

  9. Mineral Home

  10. Flourite and feldspar are examples of these Answer

  11. Minerals Home

  12. The way that light is reflected from a mineral’s surface Answer

  13. Luster Home

  14. True/False: Chatoyancy means “cat’s eye” and has a silky appearance Answer

  15. True Home

  16. Daily Double!! What is the color of a mineral in a powdered form? Answer

  17. Streak Home

  18. What physical property is unreliable as an identification clue for minerals? Answer

  19. Color Home

  20. What is the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes, forming flat surfaces? Answer

  21. Cleavage Home

  22. A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern Answer

  23. Crystal Home

  24. What are the 2 main groups of minerals? Answer

  25. Silicates or Non-silicates Home

  26. Minerals are usually _____, meaning they do not contain carbon Answer

  27. Inorganic Home

  28. Mineral that does not contain silicon or oxygen Answer

  29. Nonsilicate Home

  30. Mineral that contains silicon and oxygen Answer

  31. Silicate Home

  32. True or False: A mineral that glows in ultraviolet light is phosphorescent Answer

  33. False (fluorescent) Home

  34. What 2 elements must be present in a silicate? Answer

  35. Silicon and Oxygen Home

  36. Which type of silicate does each tetrahedron share 3 of its oxygen atoms with other tetrahedra, and the remaining oxygen atoms bond with Al or Mg atoms? Answer

  37. Sheet silicates Home

  38. If an unstable atomic nuclei decays into stable nuclei, the mineral is ____. Answer

  39. Radioactive Home

  40. What kind of tetrahedra does NOT link with Silicon or Oxygen atoms? Answer

  41. Isolated Tetrahedra Home

  42. What is the hardest mineral on the Moh’s hardness scale? Answer

  43. Diamond Home

  44. What is the softest mineral on the Moh’s hardness scale? Answer

  45. Talc Home

  46. If a mineral reflects light like a metal it has what kind of luster? Answer

  47. Metallic Luster Home

  48. Daily Double!! What do you call a tetrahedra that does not link with other Silicon and Oxygen atoms? Answer

  49. Isolated Tetrahedra Home

  50. What shape does an “asterism” describe? Answer

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