Minerals of the Earth's Crust

• Earth Science
• Secondary Education

This is one of the characteristics of a mineral.

1. Color
2. Hardness
3. Solid
4. Streak

Elements are considered to be

1. Simple
2. Gases
3. Pure
4. Two substances

Smallest particle of an element

1. Molecule
2. Compound
3. Cell
4. Atom

Another characteristic of an element

1. Made of two atoms
2. Made of compounds
3. Made of one atom
4. Made of mixtures

Identifying Minerals

Mineral

Hardness

Elements

Compound

Radioactivity

Crystals

Streak Powder

Special property of a mineral

1. Magnetism
2. Inorganic
3. Solid
4. Crytalline structure

A compound can be chemically and physically seperated

1. True
2. False

Example of an element

1. H2O
2. CO
3. C
4. Cu

Moh´s scale shows how______________mineral can be.

1. Hard and soft
2. Hard and solid
3. Solid and luster
4. Hard and maleable

A mineral is a solid rock

1. True
2. False

Hardest mineral is the diamond

1. True
2. False

Graphite is used as a tool to help you

1. Have computers
2. Have pencils to write
3. Have nice jewelry
4. Have great headphones

Luster is the reflection of the light in the mineral.

1. True
2. False

Example of a compound

1. Carbon
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Helium
4. Aluminium

Why are minerals important?

Softest mineral

1. Talc
2. Graphite
3. Diamond
4. Quartz

Minerals are usually found as

1. Elements
2. One substance
3. Mixtures
4. Compounds

Which of these is the least property to identify a mineral

1. Luster
2. Color
3. Streak
4. Cleavage

Inorganic means

1. Comes from once a living thing
2. Comes from just animals
3. Does not come from no living thing
4. Does not come just from animals but plants

From the image above what type of luster does it reflect according to the notes

From the image above what type of property is displayed

What is this equation displaying?

From the image above can you determine a difference