Minerals and Rocks Quiz

What are minerals?

• Artificial, organic, solid, with a variable chemical composition, and a definite crystal structure.

• Naturally occurring, inorganic, liquid, with a definite chemical composition, and a definite crystal structure.

• Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, with a definite chemical composition, and a definite crystal structure.

• Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, with a variable chemical composition, and a definite crystal structure.

What is the most common arrangement in silicate minerals?

• Silicon-Oxygen Tetrahedron

• Silicon-Oxygen Hexahedron

• Silicon-Oxygen Dodecahedron

• Silicon-Oxygen Octahedron

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which mineral has CO3 as its constituent units?

• Calcite

• Quartz

• Hematite

• Feldspar

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What property of a mineral refers to the resistance of a mineral to being scratched?

• Hardness

• Streak

• Luster

• Color

What does cleavage refer to in minerals?

• When a mineral breaks irregularly

• When a mineral splits along flat planes

• When a mineral reflects light

• The color of a mineral when powdered

What is the ratio of the weight of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water at 4ºC called?

• Lithification

• Compaction

• Specific Gravity

• Density

Which property is distinctive of specific and usually rare minerals?

• Color

• Luster

• Streak

• Special Properties

What type of rock forms from hot liquid magma inside the earth and cools slowly?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Mafic Igneous Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Felsic Igneous Rock

What is the classification of igneous rocks based on composition?

• Lithification and Compaction

• Intrusive and Extrusive

• Coarse Grained and Fine Grained

• Felsic and Mafic

What process causes the parent rock to metamorphose in contact metamorphism?

• Evaporation of solutions

• Precipitation of particles from solution

• Animals and plants forming rocks

• Heating and squeezing without re-melting