Name: ____________________________ Date: ______________ Class:________
STUDY GUIDE: Minerals
Find the error in each statement. Rewrite the statement correctly on the line provided.
1. A mineral is a solid that comes from organic matter.
A mineral is a solids that comes from inorganic matter.
2. Salt, diamonds, graphite, and coal are minerals.
Salt, diamonds, and graphite are minerals.
3. The elements in a mineral are arranged in a repeating pattern to form crystals.
The atoms in a mineral are arranged in a repeating pattern to form crystals.
4. Some minerals form from magma, which is hot, liquid rock material on Earth’s surface.
Some minerals form from magma, which is hot, liquid rock material under the Earth’s
surface.
5. Halite crystals are formed when fresh lake water evaporates.
Halite crystals are formed when ocean water evaporates.
6. The smallest group of rock-forming minerals consists of silicates.
The largest group of rock-forming minerals consists of silicates.
In the blank at the left, write the term in the box that correctly completes each statement.
crystal
halide
silicates
2000
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carbonates
elements
oxides
98 percent
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_2000 (4000)
7. Scientists know of more than ____ elements.
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8. Most of these are composed of only ___ elements
98%
9. These few elements make up _____ of the Earth’s crust.
Silicates
10. Minerals that combine to form the most common
rock-forming groups are _______.
Halides
11. A group that includes rock salt is the ______ group.
Crystal
12. Each mineral has a different ______ formation.
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13. Scientists have identified _____ major formation systems.
Carbonates and oxides
14. Two other major groups of minerals are _____ and _____.