Rocks and Minerals Test Review

Most minerals must be recycled because they are

• very abundant

• only found on Earth

• a non renewable resource

• man made

Most minerals are part of the _________ class

• native elements

• silicates

• sulfides

• oxides

Which rock is composed of the mineral gypsum that formed when seawater evaporated?

• rock salt

• rock gypsum

• dolostone

• limeston

Which element makes up the greatest percent by volume of Earth's crust?

• nirtogen

• potassium

• oxygen

• silicon

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which material is made mostly of the mineral calcite

• food additive

• plaster of pairs

• cement

Which minerals can be found in all samples of andesite and basalt

• Plagioclase feldspar

• Olivine

• Quartz

Which mineral has a hardness of 7 and comes in a variety of colors

• Calcite

• Dolomite

• Quartz

How does dolostone form?

• Compaction and cementation of shells

• chemical precipitates and evaporates of seawater

• heat and pressure

All rocks are made of

• fossils

• sediments

• other minerals

Which mineral has the greatest specific heat

• basalt

• granite

• Copper

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