Scientific Method

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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

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