Welcome to Minerals, Rocks and Soils Midterm Jeopardy

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Column 1 $100 What is formed when the liquid of a substance evaporates?

Column 1 Answer $100 Crystals

Column 1 $200 True or False A mineral contains two different shaped crystals.

Column 1 Answer $200 False A mineral is pure and therefore contains only one definite shaped crystal.

Column 1 $300 Billy found a crystal/mineral in his backyard. While showing his friend he dropped it and it broke. Where did his crystal/mineral break?

Column 1 Answer $300 Along its weakest point.

Column 1 $400 Triclinic, Monoclinic, Hexagonal, Tetragonal, Orthorhombic, and Cubic are examples of ______?

Column 1 Answer $400 The 6 crystalline shapes of minerals.

Column 2 $100 What is made up of one structure, crystal.

Column 2 Answer $100 A mineral

Column 2 $200 Identify a way to tell crystals apart.

Column 2 Answer $200 By their definite shape.

Column 2 $300 Name one mineral and what it is used for.

Column 2 Answer $300 A diamond made into jewelry Halite used as a spice

Column 2 $400 Which tools would you use to perform the cleavage test.

Column 2 Answer $400 Hammer and Chisel

Column 3 $100 What is a minerals resistance to scratching called?

Column 3 Answer $100 Hardness

Column 3 $200 Which property of a mineral shows the amount of light reflected off its surface?

Column 3 Answer $200 Luster

Column 3 $300 If your fingernail can easily scratch a mineral, what is the hardness of that mineral?

Column 3 Answer $300 Hardness of 1-2

Column 3 $400 Your teacher hands you two different minerals. Without using any tools how can you determine which one is the hardest?

Column 3 Answer $400 Scratch them against each other and observe which mineral scratches the other.

Column 4 $100 The layer of the Earth that humans live on is known as _______?

Column 4 Answer $100 Crust

Column 4 $200 What is the center most layer of the Earth?

Column 4 Answer $200 Inner Core

Column 4 $300 Name the layers of the Earth in order from the outer most layer to the inner most layer.

Column 4 Answer $300 Crust Mantle Outer Core Inner Core

Column 4 $400 Name two reasons why the movie “Journey To The Center of the Earth” is science fiction.

Column 4 Answer $400 The center of the Earth is a solid and too hot.