Minerals Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
the way a mineral reflects light | luster |
a mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces | cleavage |
the way a mineral looks when it breaks in an uneven way | fracture |
a scale ranking 10 minerals from softness to hardness from 1 to 10 | Mohs hardness scale |
a naturally occuring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite composition | mineral |
a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again | crystal |
not formed from living things or the remains of living things | inorganic |
the color of a mineral's powder | streak |
The essential characteristics of any minerals are ... | crystal structure, naturally occuring, solid, formed by inorganic process, and has definite chemical composition |
What is a the hardness of a diamond on the Mohs hardness scale? | 10 |
What is the hardness of quartz on the Mohs hardness scale? | 7 |
What is the hardness of talc on the Mohs Hardness scale? | 1 |
What do minerals in different combinations form? | rocks |
The property of a mineral in which it glows under an ultraviolet light is called _______. | fluorescence |
A substance composed of a single kind of atom is a _______. | element |
A substance in which two or more different atoms are chemically joined is called a _______. | compound |
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