What give minerals their different properties?

Their Internal Arrangement of Atoms

Naturally Occurring, Solid, Inorganic, Definite Crystal Structure, Definite Chemical Composition

Naturally Occurring, Solid, Organic, Definite Crystal Structure, Definite Chemical Composition

Naturally Occurring, Solid, Inorganic Variable Crystal Structure, Variable Chemical Composition

Man-made, Fluid, Organic, Variable Crystal Structure, Variable Chemical Composition

Where can you find a list of chemical symbols and what they mean?

The Bottom of Page 16 in the Earth Science Reference Tables

The Top of Page 1 in the Earth Science Reference Tables

The Bottom of Page 13 in the Earth Science Reference Tables

The Top of Page 6 in the Earth Science Reference Tables

The mineral looks like a metal or is rusty

The mineral does not look like metal

What does the word "variable" mean in reference to the color of a mineral?

The mineral can come in a variety of colors

The mineral changes color with time

The mineral hasn't been studied enough so we don't know what color it is

Magnetite is an "ore" of iron. This means that

Magnetite is a good source of iron in mining

Magnetite is the only mineral that contains iron

Magnetite does not contain iron

What makes biotite mica and muscovite mica different from the other minerals on the reference table?

They are both flexible in thin sheets

They show both fracture and cleavage

They can be either metallic or non-metallic

These minerals look different. Why do we consider them to be the same?

They have the same characteristics and composition

They were mined from the same location

They all could be used to make jewelry

They have the same resting temperature

Minerals (ES)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rocks are made of

Baby Rocks

Lego

Minerals

Earth Chunks

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Minerals are

Man-Made

Naturally Occurring

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Minerals are

Solid

Liquid

Gas

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Minerals are

Organic

Inorganic

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Minerals have

A definite chemical composition

A variable chemical composition

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False. Some minerals are made of one type of element, while other minerals are made of multiple elements.

True

False

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which mineral has the chemical composition Fe₂O₃ ?

Magnetite

Pyrite

Hematite

Biotite Mica

Muscovite Mica

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Minerals are

Minerals are

Minerals are

Minerals have

True or False. Some minerals are made of one type of element, while other minerals are made of multiple elements.

Which mineral has the chemical composition Fe₂O₃ ?

Silicates are minerals that contain

What give minerals their different properties?

How a mineral reflects light is known as

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Minerals are

Minerals are

Minerals have

True or False. Some minerals are made of one type of element, while other minerals are made of multiple elements.

Which mineral has the chemical composition Fe2O3 ?

Silicates are minerals that contain

What give minerals their different properties?

How a mineral reflects light is known as

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Which mineral has the chemical composition Fe₂O₃ ?