Science Jeopardy Minerals Todays Categories Mohs Hardness Scale

Science Jeopardy… Minerals

Today’s Categories… Mohs Hardness Scale n Mineral Characteristics n Vocabulary n Mineral Identification n Applications n

Application s Mohs Characteristics Vocab Identify $100 $100 $200 $200 $300 $300 $400 $400 $500 $500

Mohs Hardness - $100 What would happen if you rubbed a piece of fluorite against a piece of feldspar? The fluorite would be scratched but the feldspar would not be scratched. Back to Board

Mohs Hardness - $200 What would you expect to happen if you rubbed a mineral of hardness 7. 5 against a piece of quartz? The mineral would scratch the quartz. Back to Board

Mohs Hardness - $300 Which minerals in the table will scratch quartz? topaz, corundum, and diamond Back to Board

Mohs Hardness - $400 An unknown mineral scratches apatite and is scratched by corundum. What can you conclude about this mineral’s hardness? Its hardness is greater than 5 but less than 9. Back to Board

Mohs Hardness - $500 List the following minerals in order of decreasing hardness: apatite, calcite, corundum, feldspar, and talc. corundum, feldspar, apatite, calcite, talc Back to Board

Characteristics - $100 The atoms of a mineral are arranged in a repeating pattern to form a solid called a(n) __________. Crystal Back to Board

Characteristics - $200 A mineral is always a(n) _______ because it has a definite volume and shape. solid Back to Board

Characteristics - $300 What are the four characteristics of a mineral? Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, definite crystalline structure Back to Board

Characteristics - $400 Minerals come in two different groups. They are: c. Silicates and Nonsilicates Back to Board

Characteristics - $500 What do you call pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means? c. Element Back to Board

Vocabulary - $100 What do you call a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds? compound Back to Board

Vocabulary - $200 Solid, geometric forms of minerals produced by a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules that is present throughout the mineral? Crystal Back to Board

Vocabulary - $300 DAILY DOUBLE!!!

Vocabulary - $400 Two types of __________ are metallic and nonmetallic. Luster Back to Board

Vocabulary - $500 The splitting of a mineral along flat surfaces is a property called __________. cleavage Back to Board

Identification - $100 Break mineral apart to see if it splits along flat surfaces. What test is this? Cleavage and Fracture Back to Board

Identification - $200 Find mass ÷ volume. What test is this? Density Back to Board

Identification - $300 Observe surface of mineral. What test is this? Color Back to Board

Identification - $400 a. Observe color of powder on unglazed tile. b. Perform scratch test What tests are these? a. Streak b. Hardness Back to Board

Identification - $500 a. Observe how mineral reflects light. b. Observe number and angle of crystal faces. What tests are these? a. Luster b. Crystal Shape Back to Board

Miscellaneous - $100 What is the basic building block of many rocks? Quartz Back to Board

Applications - $200 Which mineral is the main component of most rocks on Earth? Feldspar Back to Board

Applications - $300 This mineral separates into sheets easily when it breaks. Mica Back to Board

Applications - $400 What is the hardest known mineral? Diamond Back to Board

Applications - $500 Copper, Gold and Silver are all examples of: Native Elements Back to Board

Which Statement $100 Gross Margin appears on this statement. What is the Income Statement? Back to Board

Which Statement $200 Gain on Disposal of Equipment appears on this statement. What is the Income Statement? Back to Board

Which Statement $300 Accumulated Depreciation appears on this statement. What is the Balance Sheet? Back to Board

Which Statement $400 Unrealized Gain on Trading Securities appears on this statement. What is the Income Statement? Back to Board

Which Statement $500 Wages Payable to Employees appears on this statement. What is the Balance Sheet? Back to Board

Daily Double n Specify Your Wager!

Vocabulary --What is an example of a special property that a mineral might have? Fluorescence , Magnetism, Radioactive, Fizzes (reaction to acid), Electrical Properties Back to Board