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Minerals.
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As magma cools, its ____combine into compounds that form a crystal structure, and it becomes a mineral.
a) atoms
b) elements
c) electrons
d) none of the above
Minerals are comprised of one or more ________.
a) colors
b) elements
c) rocks
d) structures
A collector of minerals would want a sample of _______.
a) salt
b) coal
c) sugar
d) wood
The largest group of rock-forming minerals consists of the ______.
a) quartz
b) halides
c) silcates
d) oxides
One of the softest minerals is ______.
a) toapz
b) quartz
c) talc
d) amethyst
All minerals share the following characteristics EXCEPT that of ______.
a) being formed by natural process
b) being formed by living things
c) being solids
d) having the atoms within the mineral arranged in a pattern
All minerals share ______ basic characteristics.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 10
Muscovite mica will peel off in flat sheets. This is an example of the physical characteristic called____.
a) hardenss
b) streak
c) fracture
d) cleavage
Calcite will scratch gypsum. This is an example of the physical characteristics called ______.
a) hardness
b) streak
c) fracture
d) cleaveage
One of the hardest minerals is _________.
a) Calcite
b) diamond
c) talc
d) sapphaire
a mineral is an inorganic _____________ with a unique crystal structure
a) atom
b) color
c) sold
d) magma
Some minerals are formed when ____cools.
a) iron
b) crystal
c) magma
d) atoms
When a liquid evaporates, atoms of any dissolved minerals stay behind and form _____.
a) gems
b) crystals
c) solds
d) rocks
___________alone usually is not enough to identify a mineral.
a) color
b) hew
c) taste
d) shade
Tests for hardness and streak help ____minerals.
a) break
b) identify
c) place
d) pick
two types of _________are metallic and nonmetallic
a) crystals
b) gems
c) luster
d) shines
color of a powered mineral
a) color
b) luster
c) streak
d) harness
a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
a) luster
b) cleavage
c) streak
d) hardenss
the tendency of a mineral to break along a smooth, flat surface
a) cleavage
b) luster
c) break
d) crack
how light is reflected from a mineral
a) shine
b) color
c) luster
d) perk
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