Chapter 3 Mineral Quiz

A mineral is a __________ , inorganic solid.

• Lab Grown

• Predictable

• Naturally Occuring

How many common minerals are there?

• 30

• 15

• 4000

• 3

Minerals form these predictable patterns...

• Ions

• Glass

• Squares

• Crystal

Two of the most abundant elements are

• iron and feldspar

• oxygen and iron

• oxygen and silicon

• silicon and water

How do minerals form?

• reformation

• crystallization

• melting

Minerals can form in solutions:

(a)   ​

• Hot and Cold
• Light and dark
• Black and white

The ability to dissolve in water is called?

• dissolving

• evaporation

• sunshine

• solubility

Molten rock below the ground is called ​ ​ (a)   ; molten rock above ground is called ​ (b)  

• magma
• lava
• liquid rock
• lava flows
• magma pops

Small crystals form as ​ (a)   cools ​ (b)   above ground or near the surface; large crystals form as ​ (c)   cools ​ (d)   below the surface

• lava
• quickly
• magma
• slowly

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Some minerals are stable under high​ ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   ​

• temperature
• pressure
• water levels
• exposure
• darkness