minerals review HS

What is a mineral?

• fossilized organic material
• building blocks of rocks
• a single and pure solid element
• i don't know

all minerals are rocks

• true
• false

All rocks are minerals

• true
• false

How many minerals are found in Earth's crust?

• over 2000
• over 3000
• over 4000
• over 5000

What group of minerals are the most abundant in Earth's crust?

• silicates
• carbohydrates
• gold
• sylver

according with definitions, minerals MUST be

• organic material, from living things
• inorganic material, from non-living things

according with definitions, minerals MUST be

• liquids
• solids
• gels
• liquids, solids or gas

according with definitions, minerals MUST 

• naturally occuring in nature
• manufactured, man made

Robbing a mineral across an unglazed porcelain plate is to taste the property of

• hardness
• cleavage
• fracture
• streak

The color of the minerals 

• shouldn't be used to correctly identify them
• is used to correctly identify them