What Is A Mineral?

Front 1

What is a pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means?

Back 1

element

Front 2

What is a substance made up of two or more elements that have been chemically joined (bonded)?

Back 2

compound

Hint 2

This word is the same as two words put together to make a new word, such as "light" + "house" = "lighthouse".

Front 3

What is the property of a mineral that identifies the the test for the color of the powder of a mineral which is more reliable than using the surface color of a mineral?

Back 3

streak

Hint 3

This test can be done by rubbing two minerals together or using a piece of unglazed porcelain called a streak plate.

Front 4

What is a property for identifying a mineral that tells the way in which a mineral reflects light?

Back 4

luster

Hint 4

clue:
Shiny= metallic Dull=submetallic or nonmetallic

Front 5

What is the property of a mineral that identifies the ability of a mineral to resist scratching?

Back 5

hardness

Hint 5

Scientists often use the Mohs Scale to determine this property of a mineral.

Front 6

What is the property of a mineral that identifies the ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume?

Back 6

density

Hint 6

Example: ping pong ball compared to golf ball. Same size, different _____________.

Front 7

What is the property of a mineral that identifies the manner in whch a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces?

Back 7

fracture

Front 8

What is the splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces?

Back 8

cleavage

Front 9

What is a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern that is present throughout the mineral?

Back 9

crystal

Hint 9

Kryptonite is one. http://www.smallvilleph.com/episode-guide/types-of-kryptonite-smallville-style/

Front 10

What do we call items that are derived from living organisms, either plant or animal?: organic

Back 10

organic

Hint 10

___________ remains found in rocks.