Question 1

Made from something once alive

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organic

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non-living

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living

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inorganic

Question 2

Having been made from nothing that was alive

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inorganic

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dead

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organic

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crystal

Question 3

the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in a regular way to form a crystal

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crystal structure

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fracture

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atoms

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cubic

Question 4

Definite shape and volume

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solid

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liquid

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plasma

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gas

Question 5

Smallest particle of an element

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atom

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element

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compound

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molecule

Question 6

A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.

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mineral

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rock

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gemstone

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crystal

Question 7

A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals

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Mohs hardness scale

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Richter scale

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talc

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Hertzsprung Russel diagram

Question 8

The way a mineral reflects light

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luster

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flourescence

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cleavage

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fracture

Question 9

the color of a mineral's powder

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Sstreak

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scratch

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color

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solution

Question 10

A measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume.

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density

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acceleration

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weight

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mass

Question 11

A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces.

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cleavage

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break

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ore

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fracture

Question 12

The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way

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fracture

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fault

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cleavage

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break

Question 13

having the property of emitting visible light when exposed to the ultraviolet light

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flourescence

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luster

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reflection

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rarefaction

Question 14

A narrow tube within the ground that has a hot water solution that forms minerals

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vein

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tunnel

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mining

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ore

Question 15

to make a substance blend in or become liquid

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dissolve

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melt

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solute

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blend

Question 16

A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.

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solution

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solvent

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heterogeneous

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homogenous

Question 17

Liquid to gas

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evaporation

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sublimation

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precipitation

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smelting

Question 18

Molten rock beneath the earth's surface

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magma

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lava

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magma chamber

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batholith

Question 19

a special quality of something

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property

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characteristics

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purification

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physical

Question 20

A pure substance made of only one kind of atom

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element

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mixture

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compound

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atom

Question 21

A pure substance made of two or more elements CHEMICALLY combined.

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compound

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mixture

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solution

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blend

Question 22

This can be removed from the ground through different types of mines

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ore

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minerals

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veins

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smelting

Question 23

The process of heating an ore to remove the metal is known as

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smelting

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oreing

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open pit mine

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melting

Question 24

A person who searches for ore deposits is known as a

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prospector

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geologist

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crystal miner

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botonist

Question 25

In this type of mining, soil is scraped away to show the ore.

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strip mining

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deep earth mining

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shaft mining

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open pit mining

Question 26

Digging a pit in order to mine...

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open pit mines

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strip mining

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coal mining

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shaft mining

Question 27

A series of tunnels is dug out

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shaft mining

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oreing

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open pit mining

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strip mining

Question 28

____ is used to make glass

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quartz

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halite

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gems

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quartzite

Question 29

Two types of metals that are mixed together to make a stronger metal is called a/an....

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alloy

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deposition

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ore

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smelt

Question 30

Minerals _____ when a hot water solution cools

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crystalize

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cleave

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become gems

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evaporate

Question 31

An example of a term to describe luster would be

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waxy

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shiny

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durable

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metallic

Question 32

Which of these would be an example of a useful alloy

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steel

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silver

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gold

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aluminum

Question 33

Which of these two are ways that minerals form

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evaporation and magma

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magma and lava

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evaporation and cooling

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heating and cooling

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