Minerals Vocabulary Quiz

a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.

• Atom

• Solution

• Element

• Compound

a solid mixture of two or more metals.

• Ore

• Alloy

• Compound

• Solution

the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces.

• Cleavage

• Fracture

• Crystal System

• Density

the process of returning land to its original condition after mining is completed.

• Subsurface Mining

• Surface Mining

• Reclamation

• Nature Restoration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

a mineral that contains a combination of silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals.

• Crust Minerals

• Sillica

• Nonsilicate Mineral

• Silicate Mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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

• Atom

• Element

• Solution

• Compound

a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again.

• Atom

• Molecule

• Gemstone

• Crystal

anyone who searches for an ore deposit.

• Alloy

• Reclamation

• Smelting

• Prospector

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest.

• Crystal System

• Density Scale

• Moh's scale

• Triple-Beam Balance

The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance.

• Specific Gravity

• Density

• Crystal System

• Moh's Hardness Scale