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Column 1 $100 What is formed when the liquid of a substance evaporates?TRANSCRIPT
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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.