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WorksheetsMinerals 6.1M
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 19mins
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1.
Which of the following best describes what a mineral is?
a)
A mineral is a man made solid with an unknown chemical composition. Its atoms are scattered and not ordered.
b)
A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition. Its atoms and ions are orderly arranged.
c)
A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic liquid with an unknown chemical composition. Its atoms and ions are orderly arranged.
d)
A mineral is a man made solid with an unknown chemical composition. Its atoms are orderly arranged.
2.
About how many of the naturally occurring minerals are common?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
d)
4,000
3.
How many of the naturally occurring minerals are what we call rock forming minerals?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
30
d)
4,000
4.
What is the name of the table that tells us the elements and their symbols?
a)
The Elemental Table
b)
The Atoms and Ions Table
c)
The Periodic Table of Elements
d)
None of these are correct.
5.
This type of element is made up of one single element. It is not a compound which is made up of 2 or more elements.
a)
native element
b)
natural element
c)
composite element
d)
chemical element
6.
Which of the following best explains what crystalline form is?
a)
Minerals form predictable crystal patterns. The arrangement of the atoms determines the color of the crystal.
b)
Minerals form unpredictable crystal patterns. The arrangement of the atoms determines the color of the crystal.
c)
Minerals form predictable crystal patterns. The arrangement of the atoms determines the shape of the crystal.
d)
None of these are correct.
7.
Is this a mineral? How do you know?
a)
This isn't a mineral because the atoms and ions are are all orderly arranged into a pattern.
b)
This is a mineral because the atoms and ions are following a pattern and are all orderly arranged.
c)
This is a mineral because the atoms and ions are all randomly arranged.
d)
This isn't a mineral because the atoms and ions are all randomly arranged.
8.
Minerals are inorganic solids. Which of the following best describes what an inorganic solid is?
a)
It is a material with tightly packed atoms and ions with a definite shape and volume and is not from a biologic origin. It can form by evaporation or result from an organic process.
b)
It is a material with tightly packed atoms and ions with an indefinite shape and volume and is not from a biologic origin. It can form by saturation or result from an inorganic process.
c)
It is a material with loosely packed atoms and ions with an indefinite shape and volume and is from a biologic origin.
d)
None of these are correct.
9.
What are the two main families of minerals that are rock forming?
a)
crystals and noncrystals
b)
metals and nonmetals
c)
silicates and nonsilicates
d)
atoms and ions
10.
Which of the following is a way minerals form in cool solutions?
a)
When rain water falls and flows over the ground it collects minerals. Then the water seeps through cracks in the Earth's crust deep down into hot environments. The minerals then form underground.
b)
Magma cools below Earth's surface slowly. Also, Lava cools near or on Earth's surface quickly. As it cools minerals form inside the rock. The size of the crystals depends on how slowly or quickly the Magma or Lava cools.
c)
When rain falls and flows over the ground it collects minerals. Then when the water is exposed to dry conditions the water evaporates leaving the minerals behind. Also, ocean organisms will use the salt in the ocean water to make protective shells and build reefs.
d)
All of these are correct.
11.
Which of the following is a way minerals form in hot solutions?
a)
When rain water falls and flows over the ground it collects minerals. Then the water seeps through cracks in the Earth's crust deep down into hot environments. The minerals then form underground.
b)
Magma cools below Earth's surface slowly. Also, Lava cools near or on Earth's surface quickly. As it cools minerals form inside the rock. The size of the crystals depends on how slowly or quickly the Magma or Lava cools.
c)
When rain falls and flows over the ground it collects minerals. Then when the water is exposed to dry conditions the water evaporates leaving the minerals behind. Also, ocean organisms will use the salt in the ocean water to make protective shells and build reefs.
d)
All of these are correct.
12.
Which of the following is a way minerals form in magma?
a)
When rain water falls and flows over the ground it collects minerals. Then the water seeps through cracks in the Earth's crust deep down into hot environments. The minerals then form underground.
b)
Magma cools below Earth's surface slowly. Also, Lava cools near or on Earth's surface quickly. As it cools minerals form inside the rock. The size of the crystals depends on how slowly or quickly the Magma or Lava cools.
c)
When rain falls and flows over the ground it collects minerals. Then when the water is exposed to dry conditions the water evaporates leaving the minerals behind. Also, ocean organisms will use the salt in the ocean water to make protective shells and build reefs.
d)
All of these are correct.
13.
As we dig towards Earth's core what do scientists notice about temperature and pressure?
a)
temperature decreases and pressure increases
b)
temperature and pressure decease
c)
temperature increases and pressure decreases
d)
temperature and pressure increase
14.
What is the deepest mine ever dug and what was it for?
a)
12 km and for gold
b)
4 km and for gold
c)
12 km and for science
d)
4 km and for science
15.
What form must a solid have to considered a mineral?
a)
atom
b)
ion
c)
crystal
d)
None of these are correct.
16.
Is this a mineral? How do you know?
a)
This isn't a mineral because the atoms and ions are are all orderly arranged into a pattern.
b)
This is a mineral because the atoms and ions are following a pattern and are all orderly arranged.
c)
This is a mineral because the atoms and ions are all randomly arranged.
d)
This isn't a mineral because the atoms and ions are all randomly arranged.
17.
As we witnessed in our experiment, not all minerals form in large crystal forms that can be seen with the naked eye. Scientists have to images from one of these to view the crystal structures and atoms and ions arrangement.
a)
electron telescope
b)
electron microscope
c)
electron magnifying glass
d)
None of these are correct.
18.
Which of the following is an example of a silicate?
a)
Calcite
b)
Halite
c)
Quartz
d)
All of these.
19.
Which of the following is an example of a nonsilicate?
a)
Mica
b)
Halite
c)
Quartz
d)
All of these.
20.
Minerals form in a variety of environments through this special process.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Crystallization
c)
Condensation
d)
All of these.
21.
How can there be changes in minerals?
a)
They can explode deep in the earth and come to the surface where they change.
b)
Those that formed deep in the earth are uplifted by tectonic activity. When they reach the surface where temperature & pressure are different they change.
c)
Those that formed deep in the earth are uplifted by tectonic activity. When they reach the surface they mix with other elements and change.
d)
None of these are correct.
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