Exam 3: Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Diamond and graphite are two minerals with the same chemical composition,but extremely different physical properties.Why is this?

What are the eight chemical elements that make up over 99% of Earth's crust?

Minerals of the amphibole group have their silica tetrahedra arranged in double chains.

For each of the following subatomic particles,state where it can be found and what its charge is: proton,electron,and nucleus.

Graphite and diamond are both made of carbon,but only one is good for pencil lead.Why is graphite useful for this task while diamond is not?

Resources that include sand,gravel,crushed stone,salt,and sulfur are known as ____________________ resources.

Noble gases are chemically inert because their outer electron shell is filled.

Tightly bonded,complex groups of different atoms that act as single units (e.g. ,carbonate)are known as ____________________.

Minerals may have chemical compositions that vary within a range.

Ice is a mineral,but snowflakes are not.