Social studies 8th grade II partial

Minerals are natural, inorganic, and solid matter. The order of a mineral’s atoms is what distinguishes it from other minerals

• True

• False

how it looks under light. They can be metallic, such as copper; non-metallic or earthy; waxy which makes them look like candles, or vitreous which makes them shine

• Luster

• Fluorescence

• Radioactivity

how it emits some light if it is exposed to ultraviolet light.

• Luster

• Fluorescence

• Radioactivity

some can be attracted to a magnet

• Luster

• Fluorescence

• Radioactivity

• Magnetism

specific gravity, odor, and feel are other properties that we study in minerals.

• Luster

• Fluorescence

• Radioactivity

• Magnetism

Crystalline minerals have flat sides by natural . Crystals can be cubes, prisms, or sheets.

• true

• False

Amorphous minerals have different forms.

• True

• False

Diagenesis changes layers of sediments into new rocks.

• True

• False

Igneous rocks can only transform into igneous rocks

• True

• False

Erosion takes sediments to outer space

• True

• False