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Science Quiz 1
Rocks and Minerals Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Mining? | a way to get rocks that contain valuable elements |
| Surface Mining | takes place when the minerals are close to the surface |
| Subsurface Mining | when minerals are to deep to dig to they need to be tunneled |
| Color | The appearance of minerals that can vary according to the impurities in that mineral |
| Cleavage | the splitting of a mineral along smooth,flat surfaces |
| Specific Gravity | the ratio of mass of a substance in air to the mass of the water it displaced |
| Hardness | a measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching |
| Magnetism and Fluorescence | characteristics that are particular to only a few types of minerals |
| Streak | the color of the powder of a mineral is determined by doing a _______ test |
| Luster | the way in which a mineral reflects light |
| Fracture | the breaking of a mineral along either curved or irregular surfaces |
| Five requirements to be a Mineral | inorganic,occur naturally,solid,crystalline,and definite chemical composition |