Minerals

Minerals are generally organic

What is mass number?

The smallest particle of matter

Minerals have a definite chemical composition

The number of protons in an atom is known as

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

Mass per unit of volume is known as

A substance composed of two or more elements chemically combined is called a(n)

The color of a mineral in its powdered form is referred to as

Measures the resistence of a mineral to being scratched

Minerals that contain the elements carbon, oxygen, and various metals

Scale used to measure the hardness of minerals

Different minerals have different streak colors.

Minerals that contain a halogen ion and one or more additional elements

Minerals are

The subatomic particle responsible for chemical bonds is the

We can identify minerals by tasting them

The property of a mineral that describes how light is reflected from its surface

The building blocks of minerals

Uneven breakage of a mineral

Minerals that form from magma form from the result of

Tendency of a mineral to break along flat, even surfaces

Minerals can form from all of the following methods EXCEPT

Which of the following subatomic particles has no charge?

Atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons