Defining Minerals

Which of the following are NOT a characteristic of minerals.

• Naturally occurring

• Man-made

• Solid

• Inorganic

Minerals are...

• Made of rocks

• Made of elements

• Liquid

• Living

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Minerals are inorganic which means that

• they were once parts of living things.
• renewable
• they were never part of anything living.
• they are nonrenewable

A substance composed of a single kind of atom

• element
• compound

When 2 or more elements combine a/an __________ is formed.

• atom
• compound

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True or False: All minerals are substances that are formed by natural processes.

• True

• False

A mineral must always have a definite volume and definite shape.

• True

• False

In order for a substance to be considered a mineral, it must exist as a _____________.

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

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The repeating pattern of a mineral's atoms forms a .....

• Liquid

• Crystal

• Organic substance

• Rock

A mineral has a definite chemical composition, meaning....

• It is never made from the same elements

• It is always made from certain elements

• It is a solid

• It is formed from living things.

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