Mineral Jeopardy Mineral Properties Mineral Formation Mineral Classification Mineral Identification Mining Minerals

Mineral Properties 100 What mineral property, measured on Moh’s scale, measures resistance to scratching? hardness To Board

Mineral Properties 200 streak To Board What mineral property shows the color of the powered mineral on a ceramic plate?

Mineral Properties 300 What mineral property makes a mineral break on a flat surface along a weak plane in the crystal structure? cleavage To Board

Mineral Properties 400 What mineral property indicates how heavy a mineral is for its size? (It equals mass / volume.) To Board density

Mineral Properties 500 What mineral property refers to how light is reflected from a mineral surface? (It may be metallic, glassy, dull, earthy, etc.) To Board luster

Mineral Properties 600 What 5 criteria must be met to be considered a mineral? solid, inorganic, naturally occurring, fixed chemical composition defined crystal structure To Board

Mineral Formation 100 Name the process by which minerals form. crystallization To Board

Mineral Formation 200 What type of minerals form from cooling magma or lava? To Board igneous minerals

Mineral Formation 300 What type of minerals crystallize out of water? To Board sedimentary minerals

Mineral Formation 400 What type of minerals form when heat and pressure change existing minerals into new minerals? metamorphic minerals To Board

Mineral Formation 500 What size crystals form when minerals grow very, very slowly? large crystals To Board

Mineral Formation 600 Sedimentary minerals form when water evaporates or… (finish the sentence) hot water cools To Board

Mineral Classification 100 What criteria is used to classify minerals as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? genesis or nature of crystal formation To Board

Mineral Classification 200 gemstones To Board What group of minerals is valued because they are quite hard, with brilliant luster and beautiful colors?

Mineral Classification 300 What group of minerals is mined out of the ground to get things such as iron, copper, and lead? To Board metal ores

Mineral Classification 400 What is used to classify minerals according to their shape, such as hexagonal, cubic, orthorhombic, etc? To Board crystal structure

Mineral Classification 500 What is used to classify minerals as oxides, sulfides, native metals, etc? (It tells what the mineral is made out of.) composition To Board

BONUS JEOPARDY 600 What do we call a mixture of a metal and other materials? (Stainless steel is an example of this.) For an extra 600 points each, name what is added to iron to make strong and rust-resistant steel. alloy strength = manganese, carbon rust stop = chromium, nickel To Board

Mineral Identification 100 What sedimentary mineral has a cubic cleavage and is mined for use as common table salt? To Board halite

Mineral Identification 200 What common mineral has no cleavage, hexagonal crystals, and is #7 on Moh’s hardness scale? (When impurities are present, it may be known as “smoky” “rose” or “amethyst”.) To Board quartz

Mineral Identification 300 What useful mineral is mined for its iron content, and is commonly known as “fool’s gold”? To Board pyrite

Mineral Identification 400 What common sedimentary mineral fizzes when exposed to weak acid and is #3 on Moh’s hardness scale? To Board calcite

Mineral Identification 500 What useful mineral is made entirely of hexagonal plates of carbon and is mined for use as a lubricant or as pencil “lead”? To Board graphite

Mineral Identification 600 What useful mineral is metallic, has cubic cleavage, and is very dense due to its lead content? To Board galena

Mining Mineral 100 What mining method is most suitable for a “big blob” of ore just under the earth’s surface? To Board open pit mining

Mining Mineral 200 What is the process of using heat to remove metals from crushed metal ores called? To Board smelting

Mining Mineral 300 What mining method is most suitable for extracting thin veins of ore from deep within the earth? To Board shaft mine

Mining Mineral 400 What mining method is most suitable for a wide layer of ore very near the earth’s surface? (This method is often used for coal mining.) To Board strip mine

Mining Mineral 500 What is the process of returning the land to its near-original condition after mining it called? To Board reclamation

Mining Mineral 600 What is the name of the mining method used to collect minerals that have already been naturally eroded and sorted by water? To Board placer mining