Minerals

What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?

• Rocks are made up of minerals.
• Minerals are made up of rocks.
• Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
• Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.

A naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure is known as what? 

• Rock
• Mineral
• Non Silicate Mineral
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock

A scientist made an object in a lab that has a crystal structure and was solid. Why is the object not considered a mineral?

• It is a solid
• It is man-made
• It is inorganic
• It has a crystalline structure

Why is coal not a mineral?

• It is not a solid
• It is man-made
• It is not inorganic
• It is made of carbon

A student found a substance that he thought was a mineral. The substance fell out of the container and the liquid spilled all over the floor. Why is the substance not a mineral?

• It is man-made
• It is a liquid
• It is organic
• It is solid

What does inorganic mean?

• Something that is living
• Something that is dead, but was once living
• Something that was never living

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 characteristics of minerals?

• Naturally Occurring
• Organic Processes 
• Definite Chemical Composition
• Solid

How many characteristics does an object have to have to be considered a mineral?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

_____________________ means that the mineral was formed by nature, not by a human or machine

• Naturally Occurring
• Inorganic Processes
• Solid
• Crystal Shape

What does solid mean?

• Definite shape and indefinite volume
• Indefinite shape and indefinite volume
• Indefinite shape and definite volume
• Definite shape and definite volume