Minerals
Content by: Pam Mason
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$100 Question from H1
What must a mineral be –
liquid , solid, or gas?
$100 Answer from H1
What is... Solid
$200 Question from H1
What is a crystal structure?
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What is…
Atoms arranged in a crystal
arranged in an orderly and
repeated pattern.
$300 Question from H1
What does crystallization mean?
$300 Answer from H1
What is…
The process by which atoms
form a solid with an orderly,
repeating pattern
$400 Question from H1
Minerals cannot be ______ or
______.
$400 Answer from H1
What is….
Living (organic)
Or
Man-made
$500 Question from H1
Define mineral.
$500 Answer from H1
What is …
1. A solid
2. Naturally occurring – not man-made
3. Inorganic – non living
4. Crystal Structure – repeated pattern of atoms
5. Definite chemical composition – same
throughout
$100 Question from H2
This is defined as the color
of a mineral’s powder.
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What is…
Streak
$200 Question from H2
The way that a mineral’s
surface reflects light.
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What is…
Luster
$300 Question from H2
When a mineral breaks along a
smooth and flat surface it is
displaying what?
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What is Cleavage.
$400 Question from H2
Define fracture.
$400 Answer from H2
What is …
When a mineral breaks along
rough or irregular surfaces.
$500 Question from H2
How can an individual do a
hardness test on a rock?
$500 Answer from H2
What is scratch the surface of
rock using a hard object such
as a nail, finger nail, other rock,
etc.
$100 Question from H3
These are deposits of metallic or
nonmetallic minerals that can be
produced at a profit.
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What are…Ores
$200 Question from H3
What characteristic
of a mineral
is being shown
To the right?
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What is Streak.
$300 Question from H3
Metallic, glassy, earthy, or
pearly are words that describe
what mineral characteristic?
$300 Answer from H3
What is Luster
$400 Question from H3
The picture to the
right is an example
of what mineral
characteristic?
$400 Answer from H3
What is crystal structure.
$500 Question from H3
The picture to
the right is an
example of what?
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What is crystallization.
$100 Question from H4
How many characteristics
are there to classify
minerals?
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What is 5.
$200 Question from H4
Minerals are made up of _______.
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What are elements.
$300 Question from H4
_______are the building
blocks of rocks.
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What are minerals.
$400 Question from H4
To decay or break something into
smaller parts is a definition for
what term?
$400 Answer from H4
What is decompostion.
$500 Question from H4
Process by which rock
sediments are removed
and transported away by
water, wind, or ice.
$500 Answer from H4
What is erosion.
$100 Question from H5
How is a streak test performed?
$100 Answer from H5
What is … by scratching the mineral
across a tile of unglazed porcelain
$200 Question from H5
The physical breakdown of
rocks into smaller pieces is an
example of what type of
weathering?
$200 Answer from H5
What is mechanical weathering.
$300 Question from H5
This type of weathering involves
reactions with water that
decomposes rock into smaller
pieces.
$300 Answer from H5
What is chemical weathering.
$400 Question from H5
What are the two main ways
crystallization occurs?
$400 Answer from H5
What are crystallization form
magma and crystallization
from water.
$500 Question from H5
What is the process by which
unconsolidated materials are
converted into coherent solid
rock, as by compaction and
cementation?
$500 Answer from H5
What is lithification.
Final Jeopardy
Define mineral.
Final Jeopardy Answer
What is …
1. A solid
2. Naturally occurring – not man-made
3. Inorganic – non living
4. Crystal Structure – repeated pattern of atoms
5. Definite chemical composition – same throughout