1.Match the mineral resource with the item it goes into making. Pencil Toothpast
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1.Match the mineral resource with the item it goes into making.
Pencil
Toothpaste
Baby Powder
Drywall
Cell phones/laptops
Batteries
Lead
Gypsum
Tantalum
Talc
Graphite
Flourite
2.Choose all that apply. Which of the following statements are part of the geoscience (not dietary) definition or the word "mineral".
Naturally occuring
Specific composition
Definite crystal structure
Solid
Man - made (e.g gold bars)
Organic
None of the above
3.Mica is a common ingredient in makeup. Mica adds shimmer to eye shadows, nail polish, etc. Mica is also found in car paint. What mineral property does mica have that provides this shimmer? Choose all that apply
a.Fracture
b.Cleavage
c.Luster
d.Hardness
e.Specific Gravity
f.Color
4.The mineral resources that we've been learning about are, in general, renewable, i.e. nature makes more during a human lifetime.
True or False
5.Match each mineral to their appropriate description.
Mineral can dissolve in water
Mineral has no cleavage
Mineral is commonly used in cleaning
products/abrasives
Mineral has double refraction (one image displayed twice)
Halite
Quartz
Calcite
Garnet
Pencil
.Toothpaste
Baby Powder
.Drywall
Cell phones/laptops
Batteries
A.Lead
B.Gypsum
C.Tantalum
D.Talc
E.Graphite
F.Flourite
Explanation / Answer
Naturally occuring, Specific composition, Definite crystal structure, Solid
Explanation: Mineral is naturally occuring , solid crystal structure having a specific composition.
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