Minerals Have in Common

Minerals have 6 things in common

• False

• True

The ______________ is determined by the element or compound that makes up the mineral

• Definite Chemical Composition

• Solid

• Crystalline Structure

• Usually Inorganic

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If a mineral is a solid, it has a definite _________ and shape.

• Volume

• Compound

• Composition

• matter

_______ substances are made by living things.

• organic

• inorganic

• solid

• crystal

Minerals are usually _______ bc they are not made from living things.

• organic

• inorganic

• solid

• liquid

Minerals have a ___________ bc they contain a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules.

• crystalline structure

• naturally occuring

• solid structure

• definite chemical composition

Minerals are never man-made, which means they occur ____________

• naturally

• organically

• definitely

• solidly

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All substances are made up of ________

• crystals

• atoms

• organic materials

• solids

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H2O is a molecule that contains 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom. This is consistent with all water molecules. This best describes which common characteristic?

• Definite Chemical Comp

• Solid

• Inorganic

• Crystalline Structure

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An example of an inorganic material is

• Silver

• Milk

• Trees

• Dog