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Minerals, Rocks and Soils Midterm

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Crystals Minerals Identification Tests

Layers of the Earth

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What is formed when the liquid of a substance

evaporates?

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Crystals

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True or FalseA mineral contains two different shaped crystals.

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FalseA mineral is pure and

therefore contains only one definite shaped crystal.

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Billy found a crystal/mineral in his backyard. While showing his friend he dropped it and it broke. Where did his

crystal/mineral break?

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Along its weakest point.

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Triclinic, Monoclinic, Hexagonal, Tetragonal,

Orthorhombic, and Cubic are examples of ______?

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The 6 crystalline shapes of minerals.

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What is made up of one structure, crystal.

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A mineral

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Identify a way to tell crystals apart.

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By their definite shape.

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Name one mineral and what it is used for.

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A diamond made into jewelry

Halite used as a spice

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Which tools would you use to perform the cleavage

test.

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Hammer and Chisel

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What is a minerals resistance to scratching

called?

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Hardness

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Which property of a mineral shows the amount of light reflected off its surface?

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Luster

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If your fingernail can easily scratch a mineral, what is the hardness of

that mineral?

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Hardness of 1-2

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Your teacher hands you two different minerals. Without using any tools how can you determine which one

is the hardest?

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Scratch them against each other and observe which

mineral scratches the other.

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The layer of the Earth that humans live on is known

as _______?

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Crust

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What is the center most layer of the Earth?

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Inner Core

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Name the layers of the Earth in order from the outer most layer to the

inner most layer.

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CrustMantle

Outer CoreInner Core

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Name two reasons why the movie “Journey To The Center of the Earth” is

science fiction.

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The center of the Earth is a solid and too hot.