Chapter 3 Minerals Quiz

Match the following

• inorganic.

• Minerals must be

• luster.

• Minerals are naturally occurring, made by

• solid.

• Minerals can be classified by how they reflect light, their

• no person.

• Minerals have a definite

• chemical composition.

• Minerals' ONLY state of matter is

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If you have a magnifying glass, you could identify minerals by their

• shiny qualities

• mass

• crystalline structure

• volume

Some minerals precipitate out of a hot solution as it

Click on types of mining used to extract minerals.

• arial

• quarrying

• underground

• surface

Choose the best answer. Minerals can form when a cool solution

• evaporates

• boils

• drains out

• leaks

When a mineral can be mined and sold for profit, it is considered

• a mine

• a trove

• an element

• an ore

Two types of minerals that we use frequently are

• wool and food

• fibers and latex

• metals and gems

• elements and wood