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Science Jeopardy…

Test your knowledge of minerals with categories like Mohs Hardness Scale, Mineral Characteristics, Vocabulary, Mineral Identification, and Applications. Play today and become a mineral expert!

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Science Jeopardy…

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  1. Science Jeopardy… Minerals

  2. Today’s Categories… • Mohs Hardness Scale • Mineral Characteristics • Vocabulary • Mineral Identification • Applications

  3. Mohs Characteristics Vocab Identify Applications $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  4. Mohs Hardness - $100 What would happen if you rubbed a piece of fluorite against a piece of feldspar? The fluorite would be scratched but the feldspar would not be scratched. Back to Board

  5. Mohs Hardness - $200 What would you expect to happen if you rubbed a mineral of hardness 7.5 against a piece of quartz? The mineral would scratch the quartz. Back to Board

  6. Mohs Hardness - $300 Which minerals in the table will scratch quartz? topaz, corundum, and diamond Back to Board

  7. Mohs Hardness - $400 An unknown mineral scratches apatite and is scratched by corundum. What can you conclude about this mineral’s hardness? Its hardness is greater than 5 but less than 9. Back to Board

  8. Mohs Hardness - $500 List the following minerals in order of decreasing hardness: apatite, calcite, corundum, feldspar, and talc. corundum, feldspar, apatite, calcite, talc Back to Board

  9. Characteristics - $100 The atoms of a mineral are arranged in a repeating pattern to form a solid called a(n) ____________________. Crystal Back to Board

  10. Characteristics - $200 A mineral is always a(n) ______________ because it has a definite volume and shape. solid Back to Board

  11. Characteristics - $300 What are the four characteristics of a mineral? Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, definite crystalline structure Back to Board

  12. Characteristics - $400 Minerals come in two different groups. They are: • Silicates and Nonsilicates Back to Board

  13. Characteristics - $500 What do you call pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means? c. Element Back to Board

  14. Vocabulary - $100 What do you call a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds? compound Back to Board

  15. Vocabulary - $200 Solid, geometric forms of minerals produced by a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules that is present throughout the mineral? Crystal Back to Board

  16. Vocabulary - $300 DAILY DOUBLE!!!

  17. Vocabulary - $400 Two types of ____________________ are metallic and nonmetallic. Luster Back to Board

  18. Vocabulary - $500 The splitting of a mineral along flat surfaces is a property called ____________________. cleavage Back to Board

  19. Identification - $100 Break mineral apart to see if it splits along flat surfaces. What test is this? Cleavage and Fracture Back to Board

  20. Identification - $200 Find mass ÷ volume. What test is this? Density Back to Board

  21. Identification - $300 Observe surface of mineral. What test is this? Color Back to Board

  22. Identification - $400 • a. Observe color of powder on unglazed tile. • Perform scratch test • What tests are these? a. Streak b. Hardness Back to Board

  23. Identification - $500 • a. Observe how mineral reflects light. • Observe number and angle of crystal faces. • What tests are these? • Luster • Crystal Shape Back to Board

  24. Miscellaneous - $100 What is the basic building block of many rocks? Quartz Back to Board

  25. Applications - $200 Which mineral is the main component of most rocks on Earth? Feldspar Back to Board

  26. Applications - $300 This mineral separates into sheets easily when it breaks. Mica Back to Board

  27. Applications - $400 What is the hardest known mineral? Diamond Back to Board

  28. Applications - $500 Copper, Gold and Silver are all examples of: Native Elements Back to Board

  29. Which Statement $100 Gross Margin appears on this statement. What is the Income Statement? Back to Board

  30. Which Statement $200 Gain on Disposal of Equipment appears on this statement. What is the Income Statement? Back to Board

  31. Which Statement $300 Accumulated Depreciation appears on this statement. What is the Balance Sheet? Back to Board

  32. Which Statement $400 Unrealized Gain on Trading Securities appears on this statement. What is the Income Statement? Back to Board

  33. Which Statement $500 Wages Payable to Employees appears on this statement. What is the Balance Sheet? Back to Board

  34. Daily Double • Specify Your Wager!

  35. Vocabulary --- What is an example of a special property that a mineral might have? Fluorescence , Magnetism, Radioactive, Fizzes (reaction to acid), Electrical Properties Back to Board

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