Study Guide
Mineral quiz Thursday, February 12th.
1. ______________________________________ are the building blocks of rocks.
2. What is the most common mineral on earth? _____________________
True or false _________________________ has many different colors.
Mineral Uses:
3. The mineral Fluorite is used to make_________________________________.
4. The mineral Talc is used to make_____________________________________.
5. The mineral Halite is used to make __________________________________.
6. Which mineral are we able to write with?____________________________.
What are the 5 criteria of minerals?
#1 The substance must exist as a _________________________ under normal conditions.
#2 The substance must be _________________________________ occurring on earth.
#3 The substance must be _________________________________not living or made from living things.
#4 The substance must have a fixed ___________________________ formula, made of specific elements. (Its own recipe)
#5 The atoms that make up the substance must be arranged in an _________________________________________ structure (or a specific atomic arrangement).
7. What is the hardest mineral? ______________________________________________
It has hardness of 10 on Mohs Scale. _________________________is one of the softest mineral it has a hardness of 1 on mohs scales.
8. What are some of the physical properties geologist use to help them identify minerals?__________________________________________________________________________________
9. _____________________ refers to the way light reflects from the mineral.
10. _____________________ refers mass divided by volume. gram/cm^3
11. _____________________ refers to how the mineral breaks or separates. Example: Mica breaks in very thin layers.
12.______________________ refers to the color of a mineral in powdered form left on a porcelain tile.
13.________________________ refers to a measure of how difficult it is to scratch a mineral: Diamonds are the hardest mineral. They have a hardness scale rating of 10. Talc is the sofest mineral it has a hardness of 1.
14. _______________________is also a property geologist use, however it is the least reliable when identifying minerals. Some minerals come in many colors, Example: Quartz.
15. All of the above physical properties of a mineral result from the ____________________________________ arrangement of atoms.
16. We know minerals make up rocks. What makes up minerals?_____________________________________. (Most 2 or more)
17. Earth has about _______________ different elements.
18. __________________________________________ ___ is away to find the volume of irregular shaped objects. ***Write down the 1st water level, drop the object in, write down the 2nd water level, subtract the 2 to get the volume.
****Use the periodic table to identify the chemical composition (recipe) of some of the minerals e have discussed in class.