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Mineral Review

Mineral Review. Earth Science. 1. Color of a mineral’s powder. Hardness Streak Cleavage. Response Grid. 10. Countdown. 2. A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. Hardness Streak Cleavage. Response Grid. 10. Countdown. 3. How light is reflected from a mineral. Streak

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Mineral Review

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  1. Mineral Review Earth Science

  2. 1. Color of a mineral’s powder • Hardness • Streak • Cleavage Response Grid 10 Countdown

  3. 2. A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched • Hardness • Streak • Cleavage Response Grid 10 Countdown

  4. 3. How light is reflected from a mineral • Streak • Luster • Color Response Grid 10 Countdown

  5. 4. All minerals share basic characteristics. • Ten • Three • Five Response Grid 10 Countdown

  6. 5. The softest mineral is • Talc • Diamond • Graphite Response Grid 10 Countdown

  7. Fastest Responders (in seconds)

  8. 6. A mineral is an inorganic solid with a unique crystal structure. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  9. 7. Two types of hardness are metallic and non-metallic. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  10. 8. Some minerals are formed when crystals cool. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  11. 9. Color alone is usually not enough to identify a mineral. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  12. 10. Tests for hardness and streak do not help identify minerals. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  13. 11. This mineral writes like a pencil. • Calcite • Graphite • Talc Response Grid 10 Countdown

  14. All minerals share the following EXCEPT • Being formed from living organisms • Being solids • Having the atoms within the mineral arranged in a pattern Response Grid 10 Countdown

  15. 13. What is the special property of magnetite? • Looks like gold • Reacts with acid • Attracts magnets Response Grid 10 Countdown

  16. 14. A mineral’s hardness is determined by a • Scratch test • Streak test • Color test Response Grid 10 Countdown

  17. Fastest Responders (in seconds)

  18. 15. Minerals can form from magma and solutions. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  19. 16. Sulfur has special properties of • Color and writing like a pencil • Attracted to magnets and smell • Smell and color Response Grid 10 Countdown

  20. 17. Moh’s scale is how we rate • Streak • Hardness • Special properties Response Grid 10 Countdown

  21. 18. One way minerals can be formed is from • rocks • magma • sugar Response Grid 10 Countdown

  22. 19. A second way minerals can form is from • solutions • oxygen • acid Response Grid 10 Countdown

  23. 20. A non-metallic mineral looks like polished metal. • True • False Response Grid 10 Countdown

  24. What is the IL state mineral? • Neon • Fluorite • Sulfur • Graphite Response Grid 10 Countdown

  25. Fastest Responders (in seconds)

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