minerals

Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?

• They are liquids
• They are formed in nature
• They are inorganic
• They have crystalline structure

Atoms in a mineral are arranged___________________.

• In the order they land
• In a specific repetitive pattern
• In a circular pattern
• In a straight line

What does inorganic mean?

• Something that is living
• Something that is dead, but was once living
• Something that was never living

What does Definite Chemical Composition means?

• Random elements in indefinite proportions
• Certain elements in definite proportions

A mineral is a living object

• True
• False

What does solid mean?

• Definite shape and indefinite volume
• Indefinite shape and indefinite volume
• Indefinite shape and definite volume
• Definite shape and definite volume

_____________________ means that the mineral was formed by nature, not by a human or machine

• Naturally Occurring
• Inorganic Processes
• Solid
• Crystal Shape

Why is coal not a mineral?

• It's not a solid
• It is man-made
• It is not inorganic
• It is made of carbon

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

• streak
• luster
• hardness
• heft

Which mineral property is being shown here?

• luster
• hardness
• cleavage
• streak