GOL 105 Ch. 3-5 Review Quizizz

1. Minerals that exhibit well-formed crystal faces are referred to as ​ (a)   crystals.

• pristine
• anhedral
• subhedral
• sharp
• euhedrai

Which mineral property test is about the resistance of a mineral to being scratched?

• hardness

• streak

• luster

• fracture

• breakage

Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Scale of Hardness.

• 1
• 5
• 8
• 10

What is the mineral name for salt?

• quartz
• sulfur
• halite
• calcite
• pyrite

Which laboratory technique uses distinct diffraction patterns as x-rays pass through a mineral's atomic structure to identify an unknown mineral sample?

• 1. Euhedral

• 1. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

• 1. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

• 1. Hardness Test

• Hand Sample

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

As a melt cools, certain minerals predictably crystalize, as illustrated in _______.

• Melting Patterns

• Bowen's Reaction Series

• Melting Series

• Bowen's Melting Series

• Bowen's Mineral Series

Which type of igneous rocks form below Earth's surface?

• Intrusive

• Extrusive

• Geologic

• Volcanic

• Basalt

Which of the following are requirements for being a mineral? Choose two answers:

• Must be solid
• Must be organic

• Must have defined chemical composition
• Must have cleavage

• Must be metallic

Extrusive igneous rocks, such as basalt, have...

• coarse-grained texture

• fine-grained texture

Which term describes a volcano that has not recently erupted, but it may erupt in the future?

• Stratovolcano

• Active volcano
• Extinct volcano
• Dormant volcano
• Shield volcano