Minerals section 1

Coal contains material that was once part of living things, so it is _____________.

• a mineral

• It is man-made

• not a mineral

• It is made of elements

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition is referring to

• density
• streak
• mineral
• non silicate mineral

The solid shape of a mineral produced by a repeating pattern of atoms.

• crystal

• density

• element

• fracture

Minerals are made of

• remains of living things

• different kinds of rocks

• non-living things

• various compounds

Minerals that contain a combination of silicon and oxygen are

• Halides

• Non-silicates

• Elements

• Silicates

Inorganic means

• was once living

• man made material

• non-living material

• mined material

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

• definite chemical composition
• crystal structure
• naturally occuring
• all of the above

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

• Solid

• Inorganic

• Hardness

• Formed in Nature

My teacher mentioned that in order for a substance to be a mineral, it has to be _____ or nonliving.

• Inorganic   

• Organic

• Mixture

• Liquid

This characteristic of a mineral means the substance is not made by an organism.

• Chemical Composition         

• Solid

• Inorganic

• Crystalline Structure