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Chapter 3 Lesson 1 What is a Mineral?

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

family of rock-forming minerals that DO​ NOT contain silicon​ ​

(a)  

2.

flows from volcanoes

(a)  

3.

are composed of just one element

(a)  

4.

a natural, organic, crystalline solid with a definite chemical composition is a mineral

a)

true

b)

false

5.

molten underground rock is magma

a)

true

b)

false

6.

an atom or group of atoms with an electric charge

a)

mineral

b)

ion

c)

crystal

7.

occurs when particles dissolved in a liquid solidify to form crystals

(a)  

8.

Explain why a ruby made in a lab is not a mineral.

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9.

The angles between the atoms in a mineral determine the shape of the mineral crystal.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which mineral might form when seawater evaporates?

a)

emerald

b)

halite

c)

diamond

11.

Explain the arrangement of atoms that makes up a crystalline solid.

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