Worksheetsmineral
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
a mineral that could look different but they have the same_________they might be the same mineral.
cleavage
density
streak
nothing goes
what happens when lava meets the sea
When lava meets the sea it cools quickly while boiling the ocean into steam. The billowing steams clouds can be deadly as they contain small glass shards of fragmented lava and acid mist from sea water.
makes obsidian
how did the gold rush happen
lava underneath the surface hit water and made gold and then the water presser pushed up the gold in to the river.
gold formed
what happens when a salt lake evaporates
salt rocks form
nothing happens
which are silica
quarts
silver
mica
feldspar
what is the symbol to iron
Fe
Pb
I
Sn
hardest mineral in the world
osmium
dimoned
steal
iron
can minerals form from evaporating
yes
no
What are the basic characteristics of all minerals?
naturally occurring
inorganic
solid
crystal structure
definite chemical composition
streak
cleavage
solid
density
Is coal a mineral?
no
yes
pick a few minerals that are composed of a single element.
copper
gold
silver
coal
whats the approximate hardness of calcite
2-2.5
2-2.0
5-5.6
3-0.0
