1. Chapter 3 Jeopardy Minerals of the Earth’s Crust
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Mrs. Gorglione

2. 200 400 600 800 1000 Multiple choice Vocabulary Vocabulary II
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3. Multiple Choice 200 Answer: d. impurities
Question: Besides air and water, what can change the color of a mineral? a. pyrite b. location c. streak d. impurities
Answer: d. impurities
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4. Multiple Choice 400 Answer: c. supermetallic
Question: Which of the following is NOT a type of luster? a. nonmetallic b. submetallic c. supermetallic d. metallic
Answer: c. supermetallic
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5. Multiple Choice 600 Answer: b. curved
Question: On what type of surface does a fracture happen? a. smooth b. curved c. flat d. bright
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Answer: b. curved

6. Multiple Choice 800 Answer: d. talc
Question: What is the softest mineral on the Mohs scale? a. diamond b. gypsum c. topaz d. talc
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Answer: d. talc

7. Multiple Choice 1000 Answer: c. streak
Question: What is the color of a mineral in powdered form called? a. gas c. streak b. fracture d. liquid
Answer: c. streak
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8. Vocabulary 200 Answer: feldspar
Question: forms from slowly cooled magma that solidifies into a pluton
Answer: feldspar
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9. Vocabulary 400
Question: forms in metamorphic rock
Answer: garnet
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10. Vocabulary 600 Answer: topaz
Question: forms in tear-shaped pegmatites in hot fluid
Answer: topaz
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11. Vocabulary 800 Answer: gypsum
Question: forms when a body of salt water evaporates
Answer: gypsum
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12. Vocabulary 1000 Answer: gemstones
Question: Nonmetallic minerals that are valued for their beauty and rarity rather than their usefulness
Answer: gemstones
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13. Vocabulary II 200 Question: used to make fireworks Answer: carbonates
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14. Vocabulary II 400 Question: used to make toothpaste Answer: sulfates
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15. Vocabulary II 600 Question: used to make batteries Answer : sulfides
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16. Vocabulary II 800 Question: copper and gold, for example
Answer: Native Elements
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17. Vocabulary II 1000 Answer: hardness
Question: A mineral’s resistance to being scratched
Answer: hardness
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18. Vocabulary III 200 Question: the smallest part of an element
Answer: atom
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19. Vocabulary III 400
Question: a substance made of two or more elements that have been joined by chemical means
Answer: Compound
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20. Vocabulary III 600
Question: a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a pattern
Answer: crystal
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21. Vocabulary III 800 Answer: Element
Question: a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
Answer: Element
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22. Vocabulary III 1000 Answer: Native Element
Question: a mineral that is composed of only one element
Answer: Native Element
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23. Fill in the Blank II 200
Question: The special property that causes some minerals to glow is __________________.
Answer: Fluorescence
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24. Fill in the Blank II 400
Question: Returning the land to the way it was before mining is called __________________.
Answer: reclamation
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25. Fill in the Blank II 600
Question: The ratio of an object’s mass to its volume is called ____________.
Answer: Density
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26. Fill in the Blank II 800 Answer: Surface Mines
Question: Open pits and quarries are types of ____________.
Answer: Surface Mines
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27. Fill in the Blank II 1000
Question: Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen are ___________________. Minerals that are good conductors of heat and electricity are _________.
Answer: Silicate Minerals; Metallic Minerals
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28. Bonus Question Topic: Reading a Graph
A sample of feldspar was analyzed to find out what it was made of. The graph below shows the results of the analysis. Use the graph below to answer the questions that follow.
1.The sample consists of four elements: potassium, aluminum, silicon, and oxygen. Which element makes up the largest percentage of your sample?
2. Silicate minerals, such as feldspar, contain a combination of silicon and oxygen. What percentage of your sample is composed of silicon and oxygen combined?
3. If your sample has a mass of 10 g, how many grams of oxygen does it contain?
4. Your sample of
orthoclase has a
hardness of 6. Which of
the following minerals will scratch your sample?
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Answer: 1. Oxygen % 3. 4g
4. Corundum