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Chapter 2- Review / Study Guide
1) List the five properties necessary for a substance to be considered a
mineral.
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I …………………………………………………………………
N ………………………………………………………………
C …………………………………………………………….
S …………………………………………………………..
2) Define inorganic. …………………………………………………………………………..
3) What is a crystal? ………………………………………………………………………….
4) What is an element? ……………………………………………………………………….
5) What is a compound? ………………………………………………………………………
6) What is a mixture? ……………………………………………………………………………..
7) Identify the eight ways ( tests) to identify a mineral.
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8) Why isn’t color alone a reliable way to identify minerals? ………………..
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9) What is luster? …………………………………………………………………………………………..
10) Identify four (4) types of mineral luster. [ or what words are used
to describe a mineral’s luster ]
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11) What is hardness? …………………………………………………………………………………
12) What is the hardness scale used to classify minerals called?
_____________’s
13) What is the range of this hardness scale? From ____ to _____
14) What is the hardest mineral and its designation (#) on the
hardness scale? …………………………………….
15) A harder mineral will always do what to a softer mineral?
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16) What happens when two minerals of the same hardness are rubbed
against each other? …………………………………………………………………………………………….
17) What is streak? ……………………………………………………………………………………………
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18) Why is streak important? ………………………………………………………………………….
19) What is density? ………………………………………………………………………………………….
20) What is cleavage?
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21) What is fracture? …………………………………………………………………….……..
22) What is fluorescence? ………………………………………………………………..
23) Identify two other “special” properties of minerals.
……………………………………….. and …………………………………………….
24) Identify the two (2) main ways in which minerals form.
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and
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25) What is magma? ………………………………………………………………………….
26) What is lava? ………………………………………………………………………………
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27) How does depth of magma affect mineral crystal size?
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28) How does the rate of cooling magma affect mineral crystal size?
… the faster magma cools the _____________er the crystal.
29) What is a solution? …………………………………………………………………..
30) What is a vein? ………………………………………………………………………….
31) What is a chimney? ……………………………………………………………………….
32) How are minerals formed from hot water solutions? ………………………
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33) How are minerals formed from evaporation? ……………………………………..
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34) Where are minerals found? …………………………………………………………………..
35) Identify five uses for minerals.
a. ………………………………………………….
b. …………………………………………………
c. ……………………………………………….
d. ………………………………………………..
e. ………………………………………………..
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36) What are gemstones? ………………………………………………………………………
37) What is a metal? Why is it useful? ……………………………………………………….
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38) What is an ore? ……………………………………………………………………………….
39) What does a prospector do? ………………………………………………………..
40) What are the three types of mines?
A. ………………………………………………
B. ………………………………………………
C. ……………………………………………..
41) What is strip mining? …………………………………………………………………….
42) What is open-pit mining? ……………………………………………………………….
43) What is shaft mining? ……………………………………………………………………….
44) How can mining harm the environment? …………………………………………..
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45) What is smelting? …………………………………………………………………………………….
46) What is an alloy? ………………………………………………………………………………………..