Earth Science Ch. 9

The most abundant family or class of minerals in the earth's crust is the...

Diamond is composed of carbon.

The system used to rate a mineral's hardness is called....

Determining the density of a mineral sample requires finding its mass and volume.

the ratio of the density of a specimen to the density of water at 4 degrees Celsius

the amount and quality of the light reflected from a mineral's surface..

Diamond with a hardness reading of "10", is twice as hard as apatite, with a hardness of "5"

A naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline solid having a definite chemical composition is calleda(n)...

Oxides are compounds taht consist of _______ and another element, usually a ________

The best conductor of electricity is____

A carat is a unit of ________

A mineral composed of more than one chemical element would be classified as a ____ mineral.

Obsidian, a mineral of volcanic origin breaks in smooth, curved surfaces, showing ___ fracture.

Any mineral that contains the element oxygen is an oxide mineral.

A mineral is a good resource only if it is useful.

two or more substances physically combined, not chemically bonded...

A more reliable identification property than simly a mineral's color is its...

All minerals are composed of two or more elements.

Which of the following tests would provide the best example of a mineral's color?

Which of the following is a mixture?

Some minerals are too hard to leave a streak on a streak plate.

Which of the following methods is the most common for obtaining minerals and ores?

Which of the following is not a mineral?

Which of the following gives the only possible hardness values for calcite feldspar, and diamond in the correct order?

The process by which a crystal grows is called ....

Liquid water is considered a mineral.

At one time aluminum was more valuable than gold.

A geologist who studies and identifies mineral samples is called a(n)...

When you conduct an acid test on a mineral sample, you are watching for ____

A deep vertical shaft of rock produced by volcanic activity in which diamonds are frequently found is called a(n)...

The types of minerals that are most likely to be found in placer deposits are ___minerals.

Sulfur is to native mineral as quartz is to ____

The mineral "cinnabar", also called "mercury sulfide", is an important source, or _____________, of mercury.

a mineral with only one kind of atom

the color of a mineral's powder...

A mineral rated as "1" on the hardness scale is ____

Fool's gold (also called pyrite), a mineral of iron and sulfur, is classified as a(n)...

Good and wise dominion produces only beneficial results.

Which of the following is not a native mineral?

how mica can be broken into flat sheets..

Mining is one way to exercise dominion, but we must be careful to maximize its benefits while minimizing its...

A mineral's crystal classification deals mostly with its...

A mineral composed of more than one chemical element would be classified as a(n)...