Name:_____________________________ Date:_____________ Period:_________ PART 1: MINERAL DEFINTION/CHARACTERISTICS Minerals Review DIRECTIONS: Using the Inside Earth textbook, the Mineral Definition show on my website (link #2) & you mineral practice in Notability complete the characteristics of minerals review below. 1. Naturally occurring: ______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Examples of naturally occurring matter: Examples of NON-­‐naturally occurring matter: 1._________________________________________________ 1._________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________ 2. Inorganic: __________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Examples of inorganic matter: Examples of ORGANIC (not inorganic) matter: 1._________________________________________________ 1. Compost pile (made of broken down fruits/veggies) 2. ________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________ 3. Solid: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Examples of solids: Examples of NON-­‐solids: 1._________________________________________________ 1. ___________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________ 4.Crystalline structure: ______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ GO TO NEXT PAGE Examples of crystalline solids: Examples of amorphous (non-­‐crystalline) solids: 1._________________________________________________ 1. __________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________ 5. Definite chemical composition: __________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ If something has a chemical formula it has a definite chemical composition, like C6H12O6 is a type of sugar. HELPFUL HINT: USE THE MINERAL SHOW!! Examples of matter with a definite chemical. Examples of matter with NO definite chemical. composition: composition: 1._________________________________________________ 1. __________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________ PART 2: PROPERTIES READING INTRODUCTION: DIRECTIONS: 1)Read pages116-­‐122 in your Inside Earth textbook. 2)Answer the questions below AFTER you have read each paragraph. Identifying Minerals Paragraph 1 Why do we need to know the properties of minerals? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ GO TO NEXT PAGE Paragraph 2 How can we find out the properties of different minerals? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 3 _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Why can’t minerals be identified by color ONLY? Streak Paragraph 4 What do you rub a mineral against to determine it’s streak color? ________________________________________________________________________ Luster Paragraph 5 What is “luster”? ________________________________________________________________________ Name a mineral with a metallic luster: ________________________________________________________________________ Density Paragraph 6 _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 7 ________________________________________________________________________________ What is density? What is denser, quartz or galena? GO TO NEXT PAGE Paragraph 8 ________________________________________________________________________________ What is the “Mohs Hardness Scale”? Hardness Paragraph 9 What is the formula to find density? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 10 How do we measure hardness? _____________________________________________________________________ Crystal Systems Paragraph 11 What type of crystal system does halite have? _____________________________________________________________________ Name a mineral that does NOT have a crystal system: _____________________________________________________________________ Cleavage and Fracture Paragraph 13 What does cleavage of minerals mean? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 14 What does fracture of minerals mean? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ GO TO NEXT PAGE Special Properties Paragraph 15 List the special properties of three minerals: 1) ___________________ -­‐ ______________________________ 2) ___________________ -­‐ ______________________________ 3) ___________________ -­‐ ______________________________ PART 3: MINERAL PROPERTIES - MATCHING
DIRECTIONS: Match the property with it’s correct description.
1. _______ Special properties
2. _______ Streak
3. _______ Luster
4. _______ Density
5. _______ Hardness
6. _______ Cleavage/fracture
A. the way a mineral splits or breaks apart
B. how light reflects off of a mineral, how shiny it is
C. simply observe and record this (red, yellow, green,
etc.)
D. rated on a scale from 1-10 when you try to
scratch the mineral with different objects
E. how packed together mass is in a certain space
F. the shape of mineral (hexagonal, cubic, etc.)
sometimes this is not visible
7. _______ Crystal systems
8. _______ Color
G. Magnetism, glowing in UV light, and strong odors
are some examples
H. the color of the line left behind when you
scrape the mineral across a porcelain tile