Question

Identify the following objects below. Then using the Internet or

other possible sources, determine what type of minerals are present

in each of the presented objects in the table.

Characteristics of Minerals

Arrange the jumbled letters to find the appropriate criteria to

determine whether a material is classified as a mineral or not.

1. N L T L A U R Y N G O I R U C C

___________________________- It is a product of Earth’s natural

processes.

2. C A I I R O G N

___________________________- It must be product of Earth’s physical

processes.

3. S O U E N E G O M O H D I L O S

___________________________- have definite shape and volume.

4. E N I L L A T S Y R C E S R T R U C U T

__________________________- atoms are arranged in order of

increasing pattern.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. NATURALLY OCCURRING

2. INORGANIC

3. SOLID HOMOGENEOUS

4. CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE

5. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Naturally occurring

2. Inorganic

3. Solid homogenous

4. Crystalline structure

Explanation:

Naturally occurring:

• Geo-logic shifts, plant and animal succession, and changes in reaction to weather are all examples of natural change processes.
• The way the terrain is altered as a result of erosion, uplift, or volcanism is referred to as geologic change.
• Plant and animal changes in an environment over time are referred to as succession.

Inorganic:

• Any substance in which two or more chemical elements (typically other than carbon) are mixed, almost generally in specific proportions, is called an inorganic compound.

Solid homogenous:

• Because there is not enough thermal energy to overcome the intermolecular bonds between the particles in the solid state, the individual particles of a substance are in fixed locations about each other.
• Solids have a defined shape and volume as a result of this.
• The majority of solids are hard, however, some (such as waxes) are soft.
• Many ion-based solids can be extremely fragile.

Crystalline structure:

• Any structure of ions, molecules, or atoms held together in an organised, three-dimensional arrangement is referred to as a crystalline structure.
• The crystalline structure is one of two types of atomic structural ordering; the other is an amorphous structure.

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