Earth Science - Quiz 1

A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition and orderly internal structure.

• True
• False

___________ are the building blocks of rocks.

• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Isotopes
• Granite
• all of the above

Which of the following is not a mineral?

• quartz
• talc
• synthetic diamonds
• copper
• none of the above

Choose the best answer to describe the characteristics of a crystalline substance.

• solid shapes
• atoms arranged in an orderly manner
• atoms arranged in a repetitive pattern
• all of the above

Which of the following is not considered an organic material?

• coal
• vitamins
• sugar cane
• shells
• none of the above

Which of the following statements is true about the material obsidian?

• made of minerals
• is a volcanic glassy rock
• is crystalline material
• consists of impure masses of calcite
• none of the above

Water is a mineral.

• True
• False

Rocks must contain minerals.

• True
• False

An aggregate of mineral and/or mineral-like matter is best described by the term

• mineral
• mineraloid
• rock
• water vapor
• coal

The rock "limestone" consists of impure masses of

• calcite
• coal
• sulfur
• halite
• none of the above