Swift Chapter 2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Mineral | a naturally occuring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
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| Inorganic | not formed from living things or the remains of living things
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| Crystal | a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again
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| Streak | the color of a mineral's powder
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| Luster | the way a mineral reflects light from its surface
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| Mohs hardness scale | a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals
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| Cleavage | a mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces
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| Fracture | the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way
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| Geode | a hollow rock inside which mineral crystals have grown
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| Crystallization | the process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
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| Solution | a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another
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| Vein | a narrow deposit of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock
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| Gemstone | a hard, colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster and is valued for its appearance
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| Ore | rock that contains a meral or economically useful mineral
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| Smelting | the process by which ore is melted to separate the useful metal from other elements
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| Alloy | a solid mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal
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| Geode | a hollow rock inside which mineral crystals have grown
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| Crystallization | the process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
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| Solution | a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another
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| Gemstone | a hard, colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster and is valued for its appearance
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| Ore | rock that contains a meral or economically useful mineral
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