Minerals of the Earth's Crust

inorganic

• a naturally formed inorganic solid that has a crystalline structure

• living organism

• non-living things

• a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

element

• a naturally formed inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure

• living organism

• non-living things

• a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

organic

• a naturally formed inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure

• living organism

• non-living things

• a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

mineral

• a naturally formed inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure

• living organism

• non-living things

• a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

compound

• a substance made up or atoms of 2 or more different elements, joined by chemical bonds

• a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern

• an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of 1 or more electrons

• the smallest physical unit of an element

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

molecule

• a substance made up of atoms of 2 or more different elements, joined by chemical bonds

• a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern

• an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of 1 or more electrons

• the smallest physical unit of an element or compound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

crystal

• a substance made up of atoms of 2 or more different elements, joined by chemical bonds

• a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern

• an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of 1 or more electrons

• the smallest physical unit of an element or compound

ion

• a substance made up of atoms of 2 or more different elements, joined by chemical bonds

• a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern

• an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of 1 or more electrons

• the smallest physical unit of an element or compound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

luster

• the way a mineral reflects light (how shiny it is)

• the color of a mineral when it is ground to a powder

• a mineral that contains a combination of silicone, oxygen, and 1 or more metals (90% of Earth's crust)

• a mineral that does not contain compounds of silicon and oxygen

streak

• the way a mineral reflects light (how shiny it is)

• the color of a mineral when it is ground to a powder

• a mineral that contains a combination of silicon, oxygen, and 1 or more metals (90% of Earth's crust)

• a mineral that does not contain compounds of silicon and oxygen