A mineral is a naturally occurring ___________.

All minerals are inorganic which means they are NOT formed from _____________________.

Minerals like silicon make up a large part of this outermost layer of the Earth.

Minerals can't be identified by _______________ alone since some like quartz can be purple, yellow, pink, brown, black, or white.

____________ is the color of the powder left by a mineral.

The way a mineral's surface reflects light is called _____________.

This describes the resistance of a mineral to being scratched.

The ___________ ranks minerals in hardness from 1 to 10 with talc being the softest at 1 and diamonds being the hardest at 10.

Another way to identify minerals is if they are ___________ or attracted to a magnet.

When identifying a mineral using the mineral acid test, if the surface of a mineral ______ when a drop of weak acid is dropped on it, it contains calcium carbonate.

All minerals are made up of __________ which are solid materials in which the atoms are arranged in regular, repeated pattern.

This is the tendency of minerals to split along smooth, flat surfaces called planes.

This is when a mineral breaks into pieces with uneven surfaces.

When magma cools slowly underground, large mineral crystals grow together to form a rock . This process is called _________.

A valuable natural resource called an ______ is a rocky material that is mined because it contains useful metals or nonmetals.

Some minerals called precious or semi-precious ________are valuable when cut and polished and used in jewelry.

Some minerals like _______ are needed by the body for strong bones and teeth.

All matter is made up of ________.

Minerals can sometimes be identified by _______ which are characteristics that can be observed or measured.

Some minerals are formed by this process in which a liquid changes to a gas.

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