Chapter 3 Lesson 1

Do minerals have a definite chemical composition?

• Yes

• No

What is the most common silicate mineral in Earth's crust?

• Quartz

• Halite

• Feldspar

• Mica

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What determines the shape of minerals?

• Their density

• Their magnetic properties

• The arrangement of their atoms

Minerals are made from what type of processes?

• Organic

• Semi-Organic

• Inorganic

• Oregano

How do minerals form?

A mineral is _____________ (2 possible answers)

• An inorganic solid

• Naturally occurring

• An organic solid

• Unnaturally occuring

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Which mineral might form when seawater evaporates?

• Mica

• Basalt

• Halite

• Amphibole

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Silicate is a member of the mineral group containing what two elements in its crystal structure?

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Silicon

• Helium

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Molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface is known as what?

10 of the 30 common minerals are _____________

• Native elements

• Rock-forming

• Silicates

• Nonsilicates