Quiz Review
K. Sanderson
All minerals in the sulfate and
sulfide groups contain what
element?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sulfur
Silicon
Oxygen
Carbon
What are the building blocks of
minerals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rocks
Elements
Isotopes
electrons
The building block or structure of
the silicate minerals is called the __
a.
b.
c.
d.
silicon-oxygen tetrahedron
Aluminum-oxygen tetrahedron
Silicon-oxygen triangle
Silicon-aluminum triangle
The central region of an atom is
called the ___.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Proton
Electron
Nucleus
neutron
A mineral that contains carbon,
oxygen, and a metallic like element
(like magnesium) would be
classified as a(n):
a.
b.
c.
d.
Silicate
Oxide
Carbonate
melting
Atoms containing the same number
of protons & different number of
neutrons are __.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Isotopes
Ions
Neutrons
Compounds
The process of mineral formation
from magma is called __
a.
b.
c.
d.
Evaporation
Precipitation
Crystallization
Melting
Isotopes of the same element differ
in the number of __.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Protons
Electrons
Neutrons
nuclei
What is a naturally occurring,
inorganic solid with an orderly
crystalline structure and a definite
chemical composition?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A mineral
An element
An isotope
A compound
The main types of chemical bonds
are ___.
a.
b.
c.
d.
ionic, covalent, and metallic
Ionic, compound, and metallic
Isotopic, covalent, and metallic
Ionic, covalent, and nonmetallic
Which of the following is NOT a
characteristics of minerals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Orderly crystalline structure
Formed by inorganic processes
Definite chemical composition
liquid
The tendency of minerals to break
along smooth flat surfaces is called
____.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fracture
Cleavage
Streak
Crystal form
Which of the following properties is
generally the least useful in identify
minerals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hardness
Streak
Cleavage
color
Mohs scale is used to determine
what property of minerals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cleavage
Density
Hardness
luster
The appearance or quality of light
reflected from the surface of a
mineral is called ___.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Streak
Color
Cleavage
luster
The color of the powdered form of
a mineral is called __.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cleavage
Streak
Luster
fracture
The resistance of a mineral to
being scratched is called __.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Streak
Fracture
Hardness
cleavage
A(n) ______ is an electrically
neutral subatomic particle found
in the nucleus of an atom
Silicon and oxygen combine to
form the framework of the most
common mineral group, the
______ minerals.
The ratio of a mineral’s mass to
its volume is its ______.
A naturally occurring, inorganic
solid with an orderly crystalline
structure and definite chemical
composition is a(n) _____.
The tendency of a mineral to
break along planes of weak
bonding is called ____.