Minerals 2024

Crystallization from cooling magma describes one way that

• atoms bond.

• protons attract electrons.

• ions combine.

• minerals form.

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What process causes dissolved substances to be left behind to form minerals after water in lakes or ponds evaporates?

• precipitation

• condensation

• ionization

• sublimation

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Minerals are classified according to their

• composition

• origin

• color

• specific gravity

Which of these is a mineral?

• oxygen

• wood

• sulfuric acid

• diamond

Major groups of minerals include

• ions and isotopes.

• inorganics and halides.

• silicates and oxides.

• oxides and carbides.

A mineral CANNOT be

• solid.

• light in color.

• formed from once-living material.

• naturally occurring.

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To what class of minerals do gold, silver, and copper belong?

• native elements

• sulfates and sulfides

• halides

• carbonates

When carbonate minerals come into contact with hydrochloric acid, they

• break

• freeze

• fizz

• evaporate

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If a mineral breaks along flat or even surfaces, it has

• cleavage

• luster

• streak

• fracture

The Mohs scale measures

• a mineral’s hardness

• density of a mineral

• the luster of a mineral

• a mineral’s type of crystalline structure