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Question | Answer |
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the most common mineral group is the _________ | silicates |
scientists classify minerals into groups by using their _________ | chemical compostion |
Silicates | silicon + oxygen |
Carbonates | carbon and oxygen |
oxides | metal and oxygen |
sulfides | sulfur and metals |
sulfates | sulfur and oxygen |
Native elements | one pure element |
magnetite:Fe3O3 | Fe:3 o:3 |
bornite: Cu5FeS4 | Cu:5 Fe:1 S:4 |
dolomite: CaMg(CO3)2 | Ca:1 Mg:1 C:2 O:6 |
minerals form when _____ of elements join together and________ begin to grow | atoms crystals |
what are the 4 ways minerals can form | 1.water evaporate 2.hot water cools 3.molten rock cools 4.heat and pressure cause changes |
which method can transfer minerals from one place to another? | hot water cools |
which method can happen on earths surface | water evaporates |
which method happens within earth | molten rock cools |
extreme pressure causes what to happen within the atomic bonding of minerals | heat and pressure cause changes |
the crystals grown in class were and example of what process | water evaporates |
the demos done in class were an example of what process | evaporation |
name 4 minerals that we use in everyday life | 1. battery-lead 2.carpet-limestone 3.computer-aluminum 4.glass-feldspar |
list 4 characteristics of a gem | 1.hard 2.colorful glassy(luster) 4.polished |