1. Minerals – Ch 5 TermsProperties Groups Identification Random 100 200 300 400 500

2. The mass of a substance to the volume is its ____ Answer

3. Density Home

4. The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is its _____ Answer

5. Hardness Home

6. Tendency of a mineral to break and form uneven, irregular surfaces Answer

7. Fracture Home

8. An inorganic solid with characteristic chemical composition and physical properties Answer

9. Mineral Home

10. Flourite and feldspar are examples of these Answer

11. Minerals Home

12. The way that light is reflected from a mineral’s surface Answer

13. Home Luster

14. True/False: Chatoyancy means “cat’s eye” and has a silky appearance Answer

15. True Home

16. Daily Double!! What is the color of a mineral in a powdered form? Answer

17. Streak Home

18. What physical property is unreliable as an identification clue for minerals? Answer

19. Color Home

20. What is the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes, forming flat surfaces? Answer

21. Cleavage Home

22. A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern Answer

23. Crystal Home

24. What are the 2 main groups of minerals? Answer

25. Silicates or Non- silicates Home

26. Minerals are usually _____, meaning they do not contain carbon Answer

27. Inorganic Home

28. Mineral that does not contain silicon or oxygen Answer

29. Nonsilicate Home

30. Mineral that contains silicon and oxygen Answer

31. Silicate Home

32. Answer True or False: A mineral that glows in ultraviolet light is phosphorescent

33. False (fluorescent) Home

34. What 2 elements must be present in a silicate? Answer

35. Silicon and Oxygen Home

36. Which type of silicate does each tetrahedron share 3 of its oxygen atoms with other tetrahedra, and the remaining oxygen atoms bond with Al or Mg atoms? Answer

37. Sheet silicates Home

38. If an unstable atomic nuclei decays into stable nuclei, the mineral is ____. Answer

39. Radioactive Home

40. Answer What kind of tetrahedra does NOT link with Silicon or Oxygen atoms?

41. Isolated Tetrahedra Home

42. What is the hardest mineral on the Moh’s hardness scale? Answer

43. Diamond Home

44. What is the softest mineral on the Moh’s hardness scale? Answer

45. Talc Home

46. If a mineral reflects light like a metal it has what kind of luster? Answer

47. Metallic Luster Home

48. Daily Double!! What do you call a tetrahedra that does not link with other Silicon and Oxygen atoms? Answer

49. Isolated Tetrahedra Home

50. What shape does an “asterism” describe? Answer

51. A Star Home