Answer the questions: What are the important factors making earth a living planet? How important are these factors in making earth a living planet? How do the earth subsystems work together? How important are these subsystems in making earth a living planet? What are the main characteristics of a mineral?

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Answer the questions:

What are the important factors making earth a living planet?
How important are these factors in making earth a living planet?

How do the earth subsystems work together?

How important are these subsystems in making earth a living planet?

What are the main characteristics of a mineral?

Is gold ore a mineral? Why?

Why are diamonds created in laboratory condition cannot be considered minerals?

Is coal a mineral? Why?
What two elements are commonly found in Mica, Quartz and Feldspar?
Explain your answer.

Compare the chemical composition of galena and gypsum.

How are sulfate minerals different from sulfide minerals?

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