
Minerals of the Earth
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Biology, Chemistry, Geography
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8th - 12th Grade
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Michael Franks
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18 Slides • 13 Questions
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3
Match
Crust
Mantle
Core
Made up of silicate and mafic minerals
Made up of ultramafic minerals
Made up mainly of iron, nickel, and sulfur
Made up of silicate and mafic minerals
Made up of ultramafic minerals
Made up mainly of iron, nickel, and sulfur
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Match
Match the following
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Ridged, solid, and mainly cool
Flows like plastic, quite hot
Liquid iron, nickel, & sulfur
Hottest layer, but high pressures cause it to be solid Iron, Nickel, and sulfur.
Ridged, solid, and mainly cool
Flows like plastic, quite hot
Liquid iron, nickel, & sulfur
Hottest layer, but high pressures cause it to be solid Iron, Nickel, and sulfur.
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6
Multiple Select
Which two elements make up about 75% of Earth's Crust?
Carbon
Oxygen
Silicon
Iron
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8
Match
Atmophiles
Lithophiles
Chalcophiles
Siderophiles
Elements that mainly exist as gases.
Elements that mainly exist as rocks in Earth's Crust and Mantle.
Elements that readily bond with sulfur
Elements that readily bond with iron.
Elements that mainly exist as gases.
Elements that mainly exist as rocks in Earth's Crust and Mantle.
Elements that readily bond with sulfur
Elements that readily bond with iron.
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10
Match
Match the following with regards to 5 factors that define minerals.
Inorganic
Occur Naturally
Crystalline Structure
Consistent Chemical Composition
Soild
Does not directly come from life.
Occurs without the influence of Human activity.
The physical arrangement of mineral is the same.
The molecular arrangment of atoms is the same.
Does not readily chance physical states on or near Earth's surface.
Does not directly come from life.
Occurs without the influence of Human activity.
The physical arrangement of mineral is the same.
The molecular arrangment of atoms is the same.
Does not readily chance physical states on or near Earth's surface.
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13
Multiple Select
At the core of all silicate minerals what two elements are constant.
Carbon
Oxygen
Sulfur
Silicon
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16
Multiple Choice
Which element formula will you find in Carbonate Minerals?
CO2
SO2
CO3
CH4
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18
Multiple Choice
Halogens (column 17) bond with which other column to form Halides
Column 1
Column 9
Column 18
Column 16
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20
Match
Match the following native elements.
Gold (Au)
Copper (Cu)
Silver (Ag)
Graphite (C)
Sulfur (S)
Gold (Au)
Copper (Cu)
Silver (Ag)
Graphite (C)
Sulfur (S)
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23
Multiple Choice
What chemical formula will you always find in the core of a sulfate mineral?
SiO4
SO4
SO2
CO3
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25
Multiple Choice
In Sulfide minerals sulfur will general bond with a
Gas
Transitional Metal
Alkalaid Metal
Nonmetal
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27
Multiple Choice
Phosphate minerals will always have ____ at their core.
PhPe
S2O4
PO
PO4
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Match
Match the following image to the correct mineral.
Apatite
Iron Pyrite
Quartz
Galena
Sodalite
Apatite
Iron Pyrite
Quartz
Galena
Sodalite
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