Mineral
Element
Compound
Luster
Streak
Cleavage
Fracture
Hardness
Density
Summary: Explain why ice is a mineral.
Summary 2: You were playing in your yard and found a weird looking rock. Explain how you would identify what kind of rock it is.
Vocab Quiz:
1. A substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
2.
A naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a definite crystal line structure
3. The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces
4. Measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching
5. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance
6. The color of the powder of a mineral
7. The way in which a mineral reflects light
8. The manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces
9. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds
10. Explain how you would identify a mineral that you found in your yard.
Center for Ch 13
Vocab- note cards/flashcards
Mineral Identification Lab
Practice Test
Workbook for Chapter 13
Summary written response- Summary chapter 13 section 3