1. Mineral Practice Quiz

2. Define that term… 1. Gem 2. Fossil Fuel 3. Inorganic 4. Geologist

3. Examples… 5. Fossil Fuels (3) 6. Minerals (5) 7. Gems (2) 8. Renewable Resource (2) 9. Non-Renewable Resource (2) 10. Mineral PHYSICAL Property Test (5) 11. Mineral CHEMICAL Property Test (2)

4. Result Options…. 10. Luster (3) 11. Transparency (3) 12. Acid Reaction (2) 13. Fluorescence (2) 14. Hardness (10) 15. Breakage (2)

5. Turn to the back of your packet… Try to fill in 1-10 without using the book. “Facts” section is bonus…

6. Answers… 1. Gem- Rare, beautiful minerals with a brilliant luster. 2. Fossil Fuel- Energy resources formed from remains that were buried and altered over millions of years. 3. Inorganic- not formed by plants or animals (living things). 4. Geologist- A scientist who studies Earth.

7. Answers… 5. Fossil Fuels- Coal, Nat. Gas, Oil 6. Minerals- Talc, Diamond, Fluorite, Calcite, Quartz 7. Gems- Diamond, Garnet 8. Renewable Resource- Solar, Geothermal 9. Non-Renewable Resource- Nuclear, Fossil Fuels 10. Mineral PHYSICAL Property Test- Color, luster, transparency, hardness, streak 11. Mineral CHEMICAL Property Test- acid reaction, fluorescence

8. Answers… 10. Luster- Dull, Glassy, Brilliant 11. Transparency- Opaque, Translucent, Transparent 12. Acid Reaction- Fizzes, Doesn’t Fizz (yes/no) 13. Fluorescence- Glows, Doesn’t glow (yes/no) 14. Hardness- 1-10 15. Breakage- cleavage, fracture

9. Moh’s Hardness Scale MineralScale #Facts Talc1Softest Gypsum2 Calcite3Equal to Copper Fluorite4 Aptite5Glass is 5.5 Orthoclase6 Quartz7Steel is 7 Topaz8 Corundum9 Diamond10Hardest