Quiz about Geology: Minerals

Question 1

What is a streak?

Accepted Answer

the color of a mineral when it is grounded in a powder

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the color of a mineral when it is in water

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the color of a mineral when it metamorphosed

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the color of a mineral when it dances

Question 2

Which of these minerals has a Mohs value of 10?

Accepted Answer

Diamond

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Quartz

Answer

Talc

Answer

Calcite

Question 3

Which of these minerals has a Mohs value of 1?

Accepted Answer

Talc

Answer

Quartz

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Diamond

Answer

Calcite

Question 4

Which of these minerals has a Mohs value of 3?

Accepted Answer

Calcite

Answer

Quartz

Answer

Talc

Answer

Diamond

Question 5

Which of these minerals has Mohs value of 7?

Accepted Answer

Quartz

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Talc

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Diamond

Answer

Calcite

Question 6

A mineral that breaks cleanly along smooth planes has...

Accepted Answer

Cleavage

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Fracture

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Joints

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Faults

Question 7

A mineral that does not break cleanly along smooth planes...

Accepted Answer

Fracture

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Cleavage

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Joints

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Faults

Question 8

Is coal organic or in organic?

Accepted Answer

Organic

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Inorganic

Question 9

Atoms bond to achieve stable electron configuration

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 10

What are the most abundant elements found in earth's crust?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen (O) & Silicon (Si)

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Aluminum (Al) & Iron (Fe)

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Calcium (Ca) & Sodium (Na)

Question 11

Electrons control the...

Accepted Answer

Size

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Weight

Question 12

Protons & Neutrons control the...

Accepted Answer

Weight

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Size

Question 13

An ion is a

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Charged Ion

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Positive Ion

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Negative Ion

Question 14

A cation is a

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Positive Ion

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Negative Ion

Question 15

An anion is a

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Negative Ion

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Positive Ion

Question 16

A diamond has

Accepted Answer

stronger bonds

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weaker bonds

Question 17

Graphite has

Accepted Answer

weaker bonds

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stronger bonds

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a mineral?

Accepted Answer

Water

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Ice

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Snow

Question 19

What makes a mineral a mineral?

Accepted Answer

Naturally occurring, solid, formed geologically, crystalline structure, definite chemical, and mostly inorganic

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Naturally occurring

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Naturally occurring, solid

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Naturally occurring, solid, formed geologically

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Naturally occurring, solid, formed geologically, crystalline structure

Question 20

Minerals are composed of...

Accepted Answer

Atoms

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Rocks

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Cells

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Bonding

Question 21

In order to understand rocks, we must first understand__________.

Accepted Answer

Minerals

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Atoms

Question 22

In order to understand minerals, we must first understand__________.

Accepted Answer

Atoms

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Rocks

Question 23

Earth is composed of...

Accepted Answer

Rocks

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Soil

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Humans

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Love

Question 24

A mineral is naturally occurring

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True

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False

Question 25

A mineral is a solid

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True

Answer

False

Question 26

A mineral is formed by a geological process

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True

Answer

False

Question 27

A mineral is mostly inorganic?

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 28

Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic solids - and they occur in the form of crystals.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 29

What is inside of a crystal?

Accepted Answer

Tightly packed atoms

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Tightly packed minerals

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Tight packed rocks

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Tightly packed crystals

Question 30

Silicates are rock forming minerals

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 31

SiO₄^4-= Silicate

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 32

______________ properties of minerals allow us to identify distinguish between minerals.

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Physical

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Chemical

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Biological

Question 33

Minerals can be classified into

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Silicates and Non-Silicates

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Metals and Non-Metals

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Rumen and Non-Rumen

Question 34

Polymorphs are minerals with the SAME chemical composition, but DIFFERENT crystal structures.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 35

Ionic Substitution occurs because some elements (ions) have the SAME size and charge, and can substitute for another in a crystal structure.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 36

Luster = The way a mineral's surface scatters in the light

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 37

Difference between metallic and non-metallic

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Metallic = Shiny; Non-Metallic = Non-Shiny

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Metallic = Shiny; Non-Metallic = Shiny

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Metallic = Non-Shiny; Non-Metallic= Non-Shiny

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Metallic = Non-Shiny; Non-Metallic = Shiny

Question 38

Fingernails have a hardness of

Accepted Answer

2.5

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2

Answer

3

Question 39

Copper Penny has a hardness of

Accepted Answer

3.5

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 40

Glass - Steel has a hardness of

Accepted Answer

5.5

Answer

5

Answer

6

Question 41

Steel File has a hardness of

Accepted Answer

6.5

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7

Answer

10

Question 42

Talc has a hardness of

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

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4

Question 43

Gypsum has a hardness of

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

1

Question 44

Calcite has a hardness of

Accepted Answer

3

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2

Answer

1

Answer

4

Question 45

Quartz has a hardness of

Accepted Answer

7

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8

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6

Answer

4

Question 46

Diamond has a hardness of

Accepted Answer

10

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9

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8

Answer

7

Question 47

Hematite is made up of _______, and if exposed to________, it will oxidize.

Accepted Answer

Iron, oxygen

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Potassium, hydrogen

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Gold, carbon

Question 48

What 5 ways can minerals form?

Accepted Answer

Solidification, Precipitation from a solution, Solid-state diffusion, Biomineralization, and Precipitation directly from a gas.

Answer

None of these

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