FlashcardsScience Chapter 9 Minerals Flashcards
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This 60-card flashcard set covers mineral identification and earth science fundamentals for 8th grade. Topics include mineral families like silicates, oxides, carbonates, and sulfides; the Mohs hardness scale; and specific minerals such as quartz, calcite, diamond, and pyrite. The set includes both vocabulary terms and conceptual questions about mineral properties and mining. Use it for chapter review, exam preparation, or self-study in an earth science or geology unit.
Terms in This Set
- sulfide
- streak
- specific gravity
- diamond
- native minerals
- Why is quartz not a mixture of silicon and oxygen?
- How are minerals we have today evidence of God's grace?
- How are minerals identified?
- native non metals
- What are the properties of a mineral?
- The Mohs scale
- carbonates
- oxide
- Which substance of matter in nature forms the most minerals?
- platinum
- radioactivity
- What property of minerals would you detect using ultraviolet light?
- quartz
- a mineral mixture
- ore
- acid test
- oxcide
- cleavage
- fracture
- luster
- Surface mines
- Why are minerals considered to be matter?
- Why was aluminum so precious in the mid 1800s?
- liquid water
- seawater
- Sulfur is to native mineral as quartz is to
- mica
- Obsidian, a mineral of volcanic origin, breaks in smooth, curved surfaces. What type of fracture does it show?
- a mineral rated as 1 on the Mohs scale is
- What are the hardness values for calcite, feldspar, and diamond in the correct order?
- When you conduct an acid test on a mineral sample, you are watching for
- A dark mineral sample attract iron filings. You could conclude that the mineral is
- If a mineral a strong reading on a Geiger counter, you can conclude that the mineral is
- A transparent mineral fluoresces red and exhibits double refraction. It could be concluded that the mineral is
- Silver
- quartz
- a carat is a unit of
- Some macaws regularly eat clay because they have
- pyrite
- Pyrite is a mineral of iron and sulfur. Its classified as
- halides
- calcite
- alumen
- bauxite
- electroplating
- Where are placer deposits of gold and other metals found?
- Name the native mineral that is the best conductor of electricity. What is one disadvantage of this precious mineral?
- What properties make copper such a useful native mineral?
- Diamonds are composed of what elements? Why are diamonds considered minerals as defined in this chapter?
- With what unit is the size or mass of gems measured?
- Name the most abundant family of minerals in the earth's crust.
- What are the two most common minerals in the silicate family?
- Oxides, sulfides and carbonates are good sources of what kind of materials?
- What problem often comes with removing minerals from the earth?
- What consideration should always be a part of wise dominion in a fallen world?
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