These are two similar minerals. What mineral is the blue one?
Azurite
The _______ of a mineral are unique and depend on its composition and how its components are arranged.
properties
What mineral is this?
mica
What mineral is limestone made of?
calcite
Rocks are made up of materials called ________.
minerals
What are the three layers of the Earth?
crust, mantle and core
What part of the core is solid?
inner core
The lithosphere is the combination of the _________ and _____________.
crust and upper mantle
TRUE OR FALSE: Minerals can be liquid
FALSE
Is this a fracture or exfoliation?
exfoliation
What type of relief is this?
Submerged
TRUE OR FALSE: Minerals are inorganic
TRUE
What are the two zones of the crust?
continental and oceanic
The __________ is the colour which is seen when the mineral is ground up.
streak
Give 2 examples of lithospheric plates
African, Antarctic, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific and South American
The surface of the geosphere is not flat. It has many irregularities that make up its ____________.
relief
What cubic mineral is this?
pyrite
What feature is this?
mountain ranges
The ______ relief of the geosphere consists of the continents and islands.
land
Name 1 mineral of granite
feldspar, quartz, mica
What is the intermediate and thickest layer of the Earth?
mantle
The crust of the Earth is made up of solid materials with different appearances called __________.
rocks
Name 1 mineral of basalt.
pyroxene, plagioclase
What mineral is found in your pencil?
graphite