Earth Science Unit 1 Chapter 2 Study Guide
Vocabulary StreakDuctilityFractureFractureLusterCleavageFluorescence
Big Ideas: Know if taste is a good means od ID-ing a mineral Know if all minerals are brittle or not Know about radioactive minerals Know the 4 questions scientists use to decide if a substance is a mineral or not Know the difference between a rock and a mineral
More big ideas: Know why some metals are classified as minerals and why some are not Know the special mineral properties Know how hardness is determined using the field scale Know why metals are valuable Know what is the hardest mineral in the Mohs hardness scale is
Even Bigger Ideas…. Be able to describe an ore Know the 2 basic types of minerals Know the characteristics of a mineral
Essay How can we use minerals responsibly?