Minerals

Minerals

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Science

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the building blocks of rocks?

Back

Minerals

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale?

Back

Talc

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What scale ranks minerals from softest to hardest?

Back

Mohs hardness scale

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does it mean for minerals to be inorganic?

Back

They were never part of anything living.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the color of a mineral's powder?

Back

Streak

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs Hardness scale?

Back

Diamond

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the definition of a mineral?

Back

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure.

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