Characteristics of Minerals

​ Mineral Characteristics

Multiple Choice

What is true about minerals?

• They are inorganic

• They are naturally made

• They are both inorganic and naturally made.

• They are man made and organic.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following in NOT man made?

• Bricks

• Steel

• Glass

• Lava

​ There are 5 characteristics:

S-I-N-C-D

1) Solid

2) Inorganic

3) Naturally made

4) Crystalline Structure

5) Definite Chemical Composition​

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​1. Solid

(not liquid or gas form, has a definite shape

​ 2. Inorganic

- it lacks carbon (which is needed for life)

-​ it never had life to it (salt or water)

​ 3. Naturally made

it is made by nature, it is not made by humans​

​ 4. Crystalline structure

–Atoms are arranged in an orderly pattern​

​ 5. Definite Chemical Composition

​–Minerals have specific chemical formulas

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic of the mineral describes where it had a definite shape?

• Inorganic

• Solid

• Naturally made

• Crystalline structure

Match

Match the following

• Solid

• Inorganic

• Naturally made

• Crystalline structure

• Definite chemical composition

has definite shape

Never had life; lacks carbon

NOT made by human, made by nature

Atoms are arranged in an orderly pattern

Minerals have specific chemical formulas

• has definite shape

• Never had life; lacks carbon

• NOT made by human, made by nature

• Atoms are arranged in an orderly pattern

• Minerals have specific chemical formulas

Multiple Choice

Atoms are arranged in an ORDERLY pattern. It is NOT A RANDOM pattern.

• Definite chemical composition

• Crystalline structure

• Solid

• Inorganic

Multiple Choice

Have specific chemical formula

• Inorganic

• Solid

• Crystalline structure

• Definite chemical composition

Multiple Choice

Which property of the mineral describes where it was NOT made by man? It was by nature.

• Inorganic

• Solid

• Crystalline structure

• Naturally made

Multiple Choice

Which property describes that minerals have specific chemical formulas?

• Definite chemical composition

• Crystalline Structure

• Solid

• Inorganic

Multiple Choice

Which property of mineral describes how atoms are arranged in an orderly pattern?

• Inorganic

• Solid

• Crystalline structure

• Definite chemical composition

Multiple Choice

Which property describes how minerals lack carbon and never had life to it?

• Solid

• Inorganic

• Naturally made

• Crystalline Structure

Multiple Choice

Definite shape, not liquid or gas

• Inorganic

• Solid

• Naturally made

• Crystalline structure

Multiple Choice

Lacks carbon, never had life to it

• Solid

• Crystalline structure

• Definite chemical composition

• Inorganic

Multiple Choice

Made by nature, not man

• Inorganic

• Solid

• Naturally made

• Definite chemical composition