chapter 26

Question 1

is a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystalline form

Answer 1

mineral

Question 2

the color of a mineral in powdered form

Answer 2

streak

Question 3

when a mineral breaks along preferred planes of weakness creating sets of smooth parallel sides

Answer 3

cleavage

Question 4

minerals that break with irregular surfaces exhibit

Answer 4

fracture

Question 5

the physical property that measures a minerals resistance to scratching

Answer 5

hardness

Question 6

molten rock material inside earth

Answer 6

magma

Question 7

a minerals is

Answer 7

inorganic solid,with crystalline form,naturally occurring

Question 8

what are the two most abundant elements that make up Earth´s crust
a.oxygen and silicon

Answer 8

oxygen and silicon

Question 9

what does inorganic mean

Answer 9

a mineral that is nonliving

Question 10

what does the arrangement of an atom and the bonds between them reflect about a mineral?

Answer 10

mineral breaks,how hard it is, and what types of crystal shape it has.

Question 11

what are all of the ways to identify minerals?

Answer 11

luster, streak, hardness, cleavage, atomic arrangement, crystal shape, fracture

Question 12

what are the two types of luster?

Answer 12

metallic and nonmetallic

Question 13

how does metallic luster reflect light?

Answer 13

reflects easily like a car

Question 14

how does nonmetallic luster reflect light?

Answer 14

shines like glass or appear earthy or waxy

Question 15

how do you perform a streak test?

Answer 15

glazed, white porcelain tile

Question 16

What are the two type of breakage that can happen to minerals?

Answer 16

cleavage and fracture

Question 17

what is the name of the scale to measure the hardness of a mineral?

Answer 17

Mohs scale of hardness

Question 18

what is the number range on Mohs scale of hardness?

Answer 18

1-10

Question 19

How many different crystal shape systems are there?

Answer 19

6

Question 20

Mineral grow from the _____?

Answer 20

Inside out

Question 21

what are the 3 ways minerals can form?

Answer 21

hot water, magma , and evaporation

Question 22

what are the two minerals groups?

Answer 22

silicate and non silicates

Question 23

which minerals group is the most abundant in Earths crust?

Answer 23

silicates

Question 24

What element are silicates made up of?

Answer 24

silicon-oxygen

Question 25

Non silicates do not contain what element?

Answer 25

silicon

Question 26

what mineral is used to make glass?

Answer 26

quartz

Question 27

define rock

Answer 27

naturally formed mixture containing minerals,rock fragments, and volcanic glass

Question 28

how are rocks identified

Answer 28

composition and texture

Question 29

what does the texture of a rock describe about a rock

Answer 29

shape,size, and arrangement of the rocks components

Question 30

where do intrusive igneous rocks form

Answer 30

in the earths crust

Question 31

what type of molten rock does intrusive igneous rocks form from

Answer 31

magma

Question 32

what is the name of the series that illustrates simultaneous crystallization of silicate minerals

Answer 32

Bowen´s reaction series

Question 33

what are the 3 types of magma

Answer 33

mafic,intermediate,felsic

Question 34

which magma type has a low silica content

Answer 34

mafic

Question 35

which magma type has a high silica content

Answer 35

felsic

Question 36

which type of crust has an abundant amount of quartz

Answer 36

continental crust

Question 37

which type of crust of igneous rock has a coarse grained texture

Answer 37

intrusive igneous rock

Question 38

which type of igneous rock has a fine grained texture

Answer 38

extrisive

Question 39

do fine grained rocks cool slowly or quickly

Answer 39

quickly

Question 40

what are the two specific texture types for extrusive igneous rock

Answer 40

vesicular and porphyritic

Question 41

which texture is the type with holes left behind because of rapid cooling

Answer 41

vesicular

Question 42

which texture is the type with two different crystal sizes because of different cooling rates

Answer 42

porphyritic

Question 43

what type of rock has a vesicular (holey) texture

Answer 43

pumice

Question 44

which type of rust has little to no quartz

Answer 44

deep continentals, and oceanic crust