Minerals and Rock Cycle

Which of the following is part of the definition of a mineral?

• Naturally occurring and inorganic

• Has a characteristic chemical composition

• Is a solid crystalline structure

• All of the above

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What makes a mineral an "Ore Mineral?"

• It's economical to extract, and it needs to be refined

• It's metal

• it's found only in one mine

• I don't know

Mineral ore can be metallic or

• Liquid

• Man made

• Non metallic

• Gas

There are over __________________ minerals in the world.

• 40,000

• 14,000

• 4,000

• 400,000

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What are 3 common ways we use minerals?

• nutrition

• technology

• jewelry

• all of these

Why aren't sugar, coal, or amber considered minerals?

• because it has a crystal structure

• because it's not a compound

• because it tastes good

• because they are made from a living thing

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Why aren't minerals formed in the same amounts around the world?

• because the world is flat

• different environmental conditions form different minerals

• depends on how rich the country is

• no clue

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How does an evaporite form?

• They precipitate out of a solution

• Water evaporates, leaving crystalline solids behind

• Lava hits water and cools super fast

• They are only man made

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From the Specific Gravity lab: Which mineral had the highest Specific Gravity?

• Quartz

• Galena

• the unknown

• pyrite

How do minerals form?

• out of hydrothermal solutions, as evaporites, and out of cooled magma

• only as evaporites

• only in Yellowstone

• they come from meteorites