Quiz about Elements and Minerals

Question 1

The small particle that makes up an element

Accepted Answer

atom

Answer

proton

Answer

compound

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mixture

Question 2

Which part of an atom has a negative charge?

Accepted Answer

Electron

Answer

Proton

Answer

Neutron

Question 3

Which part of an atom has a positive charge?

Accepted Answer

Proton

Answer

Neutron

Answer

Electron

Question 4

Which part of an atom has no charge?

Accepted Answer

Neutron

Answer

Proton

Answer

Electron

Question 5

What does Ca represent?

Accepted Answer

chemical symbol

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atomic mass

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atomic number

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element name

Question 6

What does the 40.078 represent?

Accepted Answer

atomic mass

Answer

atomic number

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element name

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chemical symbol

Question 7

What does the 20 represent?

Accepted Answer

atomic number

Answer

atomic mass

Answer

element name

Answer

chemical symbol

Question 8

How many protons are in this element?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 9

Which element has the largest mass?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Answer

Zinc

Answer

Nickel

Answer

Platinum

Question 10

The element with 39 protons is ____.

Accepted Answer

Yttrium

Answer

Calcium

Answer

Potassium

Question 11

What is the atomic mass of lead?

Accepted Answer

207.2

Answer

82

Answer

114.818

Answer

30

Question 12

When something is inorganic, it _________________

Accepted Answer

is not alive and never was

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is naturally occurring

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is an element

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has carbon

Question 13

A ______________ is any nonliving solid that has a crystal form.

Accepted Answer

mineral

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rock

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fossil

Question 14

By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

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chemical composition

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crystalline structure

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natural

Question 15

_______________ describes how minerals reflect light.

Accepted Answer

luster

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hardness

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color

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streak

Question 16

What are the two types of luster?

Accepted Answer

Metallic and Nonmetallic

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Metallic and Metallic

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Nonmetallic and Shiny

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Shiny and Dull

Question 17

When some minerals break, the broken sides are smooth and straight. This is called ______?

Accepted Answer

Cleavage

Answer

Fracture

Question 18

Minerals that do not break along smooth lines have ________.

Accepted Answer

fracture

Answer

cleavage

Question 19

This mineral breaks along smooth planes. That's known as

Accepted Answer

Cleavage

Answer

Fracture

Answer

Luster

Answer

Metallic

Question 20

The most obvious, but also least useful, property when identifying minerals.

Accepted Answer

Color

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Streak

Answer

Luster

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Cleavage

Question 21

This scale is used to test the hardness of minerals.

Accepted Answer

Mohs

Answer

Sals

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Cals

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Bohs

Question 22

The color or powder left behind on a tile after the mineral has been scratched against is called _______?

Accepted Answer

streak

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hardness

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color

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luster

Question 23

Which mineral identification test is represented here?

Accepted Answer

Streak

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Scratch

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Breakage

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Hardness

Question 24

Sometimes the _______ of a mineral does not always match the streak of the mineral.

Accepted Answer

color

Answer

hardness

Answer

streak

Answer

luster

Question 25

This mineral has a white streak, can appear glassy, and is the most dense mineral on this chart.

Accepted Answer

olivine

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carnallite

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brucite

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dolomite

Question 26

Minerals would be part of which Earth sphere?

Accepted Answer

geosphere

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biosphere

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atmosphere

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hydrosphere

Question 27

One special property that minerals may have is fluorescence. This means the mineral:

Accepted Answer

glows under ultraviolet (UV) light.

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emits gamma rays.

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will react with acid.

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is attracted to magnets.

Question 28

Why is oxygen not a considered a mineral?

Accepted Answer

it is not a solid

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it is not organic

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it is not made of atoms

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it is not naturally occurring

Question 29

Atoms form elements, elements form minerals, and minerals form what?

Accepted Answer

rocks

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matter

Answer

food

Answer

diamond

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