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Science Minerals Flashcards

1
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A what is the smallest particle of matter

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Atom

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2
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A what is a substance made of one kind of atom

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Element

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3
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The modern what is a chart containing all known elements

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Periodic table

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4
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Name the mineral that is made up of silicon and oxygen

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Quarts

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5
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Name a mineral with one element

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Gold

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6
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Where are minerals found

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Earth’s crust

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7
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About how many elements are there on Earth

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111

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8
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List five of the 111 elements known

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Copper silver iron nickel carbon

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9
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About how many minerals are found on Earth

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3000

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10
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Coal is a solid what substance that is formed from decaying plant matter

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Organic

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11
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Name another organic substance that is not a mineral

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Coal amber

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12
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Name the most common element found on Earth

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Oxygen

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13
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Name two precious metals

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Gold silver

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14
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Name another term used for a minerals characteristics

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Propertied

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15
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What is mica

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A mineral

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16
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How does mica break

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Cleavage

17
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Elements that make up each mineral are arranged in a set

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Pattern

18
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Name the properties that miners used to help identify gold

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Luster

19
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What changes a minerals color

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Impurities

20
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Minerals are identified by

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Properties

21
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Name two minerals that have at least three different colors

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Quarts diamonds

22
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When minerals are rubbed on a unglazed tile they leave a colored line called

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Streak

23
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Name the property that reflects light

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Luster

24
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Name the property that compares how heavy a mineral is to how much space it takes up

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Density

25
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Name the property when two minerals are rubbed together the harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral

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Hardness

26
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When minerals break along flat even surfaces or in more than one direction

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Cleavage

27
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When minerals break along curved or uneven surfaces rather than flat surface

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Fracture

28
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What is the name for the hardness scale is

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Mohs

29
Q

Name an example of a mineral that would use the property of taste

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Halite

30
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Using Mohs hardness scale which has the hardness of seven

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Quarts

31
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The mineral sulfur can be identified by the property of

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Color smell

32
Q

What is the softest mineral

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Talc

33
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What is the hardest mineral

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Diamond

34
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What is the shape of salt

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Cube

35
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All ores are

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Minerals

36
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All minerals are not

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Ore

37
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What metal make railroad and nails

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Iron

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