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WorksheetsMidterm Review (Inro. - Minerals)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of Earth Science?
a)
Astronomy
b)
Astology
c)
Meteorology
2.
This branch of geology will study the processes within the Earth such as volcanoes and earthquakes.
a)
Historical Geology
b)
Physical Geology
c)
Paleontology
d)
Volcanology
3.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Earth's 4 major spheres?
a)
Bioshphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Hydroshere
d)
Geosphere
4.
From the OUTSIDE in, the layers of the Earth are:
a)
Crust, Mantle, Core
b)
Core, Mantle, Crust
c)
Mantle, Crust, Core
d)
Crust, Core, Mantle
5.
The water cycle is driven by the _________.
a)
Sun
b)
Earth's internal heat
c)
Moon's gravitational pull
6.
Which process of the water cycle is occurring at 2 (water leaving plants)?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Runoff
7.
Which process of the water cycle is occurring at K?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Runoff
8.
Which process of the water cycle is occurring at Q?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Runoff
9.
Which process of the water cycle is occurring at D?
a)
Transpiration
b)
Evaporation
c)
Infiltration
d)
Runoff
10.
The most abundant element in the Earth's crust:
a)
Carbon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Sulfur
11.
The building blocks of minerals:
a)
Electrons
b)
Elements
c)
Protons
d)
Quarks
12.
This subatomic particle is responsible for bonding between atoms.
a)
Proton
b)
Electron
c)
Selectron
d)
Neutron
13.
In order to be a mineral a specimen must be:
a)
inorganic
b)
liquid
c)
organic
d)
man-made
14.
The Mohs scale is used to determine which property of minerals?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Fracture
d)
Cleavage
15.
Which of the following minerals will fizz in contact with hydrochloric acid?
a)
Calcite
b)
Halite
c)
Pyrite
d)
Quartz
16.
A mineral's ability to reflect light is:
a)
Hardness
b)
Cleavage
c)
Luster
d)
Color
17.
A mineral that is mined for profit is considered a/an?
a)
Mineral
b)
Element
c)
Rock
d)
Ore
18.
A bond where electrons are shared are called ______________ bonds.
a)
Covalent
b)
Ionic
c)
Ironic
d)
Coherent
19.
Why is ice in a glacier considered to be a mineral, but water from a glacier is not?
a)
Water is not naturally occurring.
b)
Water does not have a chemical composition.
c)
Ice is not naturally occurring.
d)
Ice is a solid, but water is not.
20.
Minerals are classified by ____.
a)
color
b)
size
c)
composition
d)
density
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