Jeopardy
Review
MINERALS
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Elements &
Compounds
Properties,Crystal,
Cleave & Fracture
Formation
& Uses
Identification Miscellaneous
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A substance made up
of only one kind of
atom?
Compound
Atom
Element
What is the AN
ELEMENT?
The state of Mercury (Hg) at
room temperature?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What is LIQUID?
A chemical symbol (H) is a
shorthand way of writing the
name of this.
Molecule
Compound
Element
What is AN
ELEMENT?
A substance made up of two or
more elements chemically
combined (H O).
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Molecule
Compound
Element
What is a
COMPOUND?
A shorthand way to write a
compound, H2O is an
example of one.
Molecule
Chemical formula
Element
What is CHEMICAL
FORMULA?
A natural solid formed from
elements and compounds in
Earth’s crust
Dirt
Minerals
Rocks
What is A MINERAL?
All minerals are this state
of matter
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What is SOLID?
Mica splits into pieces
that are…
Cubes
Sheets
Hexagons
What is THIN
SHEETS?
The splitting of a mineral into
pieces with smooth, flat
surfaces
Cleavage
Fracture
Cracked
What is CLEAVAGE?
The breaking of a mineral
into pieces with uneven
surfaces
Cleavage
Fracture
Cracked
What is FRACTURE?
The result of magma cooling
underground
Evaporation
Precipitation
Crystallization
What is
CRYSTALLIZATION?
Ores are mined because
they contain
Crystals
Useful metals & nonmetals
Magnets
What are USEFUL
METALS AND
NONMETALS?
Two examples of precious
stones are
Feldspar and halite
Ruby and hematite
Sapphire and emerald
What are SAPPHIRE
AND EMERALD?
When lava cools quickly, it
forms this size crystal
Large
Coarse
Small
What is SMALL?
This is the softest mineral
listed on Mohs’ scale
Diamond
Talc
Calcite
What is TALC?
The color of the powder left
by a mineral
Scratch
Streak
Acid test
What is STREAK?
The luster of a mineral that
shines like a new coin
Non metallic
Metallic
Transparent
What is METALLIC?
Magnetite is magnetic
because it contains this
Sulfur
Iron
Gold
What is IRON?
The formula for density
D= v/m
V=m*d
D= m÷v
What is D=M÷V?
The acid test is used to
determine if a mineral
contains
Gold
Calcium carbonate
Iron
What is CALCIUM
CARBONATE?
The way a mineral reflects
light
Color
Streak
Luster
What is Luster?
Acid causes a mineral
containing calcium
carbonate to do this
Nothing
Fizz
Burn
What is FIZZ?
Fluorite = 4 and Quartz = 7
Can fluorite scratch
quartz?
Yes
No
Yes, if you press hard enough
What is NO?
The hardest mineral on
Mohs’ scale
Talc
Diamond
Gold
What is DIAMOND?
Mineral
Hardness
Talc
1
Gypsum
2
Calcite
3
Fluorite
4
Apatite
5
Feldspar
6
Quartz
7
Topaz
8
Corundum
9
Diamond
10
Which minerals can NOT
be scratched by feldspar?
What is Quartz, Topaz,
Corundum and
Diamond?