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L1.6: Rock-Forming Minerals

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L1.6: Rock-Forming Minerals
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition of minerals?

Naturally occurring, organic solid substances

Naturally occurring, inorganic solid substances with a specific chemical composition and a characteristic crystalline structure

Man-made, inorganic materials

Naturally occurring, liquid substances

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of minerals?

Naturally occurring

Inorganic

Solid

Liquid

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which property of minerals refers to the color of their powdered form?

color

luster

hardness

streak

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the Mohs scale used to measure?

Mineral density

Mineral luster

Mineral color

Mineral hardness

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to:

change color

break along specific flat planes

emit light when exposed to UV light

produce a streak when rubbed against a surface

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which chemical is commonly used in the acid test for mineral identification?

Sulfuric acid

Nitric acid

Acetic acid

Hydrochloric acid

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

When hydrochloric acid is applied to calcite, what reaction occurs?

It turns red.

It explodes.

It becomes magnetic.

It effervesces or fizzes.

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