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Minerals quiz

Mineral questions and answers

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What are the 5 requirements to be a mineral? 1. The Color, 2. Luster, 3. Hardness, 4. Streak, and 5. Breakage.
What are the 8 MOST common elements on Earth? (On Sunday Ally took Iron Calcium Shoes at "Po's Magnesium store." Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum, Iron, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, and Magnesium.
What do the 2 MOST COMMON elements combine to form? Silicates (Oxygen + Silicon SiO4 Silicon-Oxygen tetrahedron.)
Draw and Label the Earth and its 4 layers. Crust Mantle Outer/Liquid Core Inner/Solid Core
Is the Inner layer of Earth Solid or Liquid? Solid Inner Core: Made of solid Nickel and Iron.
What are the Physical properties that we use to identify minerals? Color, Luster, Streak and Breakage.
Fill in the Moh's Hardness scale. 1. Talc, 2. Gypsum, 3. Calcite, 4. Fluorite, 5. Apatite, 6. Feldspar, 7. Quartz, 8. Topaz, 9. Corundum, 10. Diamond.
What are the 6 Crystal forms of Minerals? Cubic, Hexagonal, Tetragonal, Orthorhombic, Monoclinic, and Triclinic.
What are some common uses for minerals? Ores, Gemstones, and Jewelry.
What is the difference between a semi-precious and a precious stone? Precious stones are rare and valuable. Semi-precious stones area more common and less valuable.
Why are Pearls NOT considered minerals? What other materials fall into this category? Because they come from living things. Pearls, Coral and Amber.
Is the Outer Layer of Earth Solid or Liquid? Liquid Outer Core: Made of Liquid Nickel and Iron.
What is the Mantle made of? Molten Liquid rock.
What is the Crust made of? Very thin layer of rock, made of mostly Silicon and Oxygen.
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