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Exercise 2: Silicate Mineral

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mineral can be classified into Silicate and Non-Silicate

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Silicate mineral MUST contain Silicon (Si) and ______________.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Aluminium

c)

Carbon

3.

Which one is not included in group of Silicate Mineral

a)

Ferromagnesian

b)

Carbonate

c)

Felsic

4.

Which is NOT the characteristic of Ferromagnesian (Mafic) Silicate mineral.

a)

Light in color

b)

Combination of Silicate and Mg OR Fe

c)

Dark color of mineral

5.

The mineral shown is Pyroxene. Which detail is suitable for the given mineral.

a)

Felsic mineral

b)

Have the component of Fe & Mg

c)

Silicate mineral without the component of Fe & Mg

6.

All statement are correct for the Non-Ferromagnesian, EXCEPT;

a)

Light coloured of mineral

b)

Silicate mineral without component of Fe & Mg

c)

Felsic

d)

Olivine is the example of the Non-Ferromagnesian Silicate

7.

Which is NOT the clay mineral

a)

Illite

b)

Montmorillonite

c)

Kaolinite

d)

Muscovite

8.

The clay mineral silicate structure shown in the figure is for;

a)

Kaolinite

b)

Illite

c)

Montmorillonite

9.

Which clay mineral is very unstable?

a)

Illite

b)

Kaolinite

c)

Montmorillonite

d)

Felsic

10.

Mafic silicate mineral also known as Non-Ferromagnesian silicate

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Ferromagnesian silicate mineral also known as Mafic silicate mineral

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Clay mineral also a silicate mineral that have combination of Silicon, Oxygen and _______________

a)

Al

b)

Fe

c)

Mg

d)

CO

13.

Hardness of Quartz is ___________

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

14.

Feldspar have 2 different categories named;

a)

Alkali Feldspar & Acid Feldspar

b)

Plagioclase Feldspar & Acid Feldspar

c)

Alkali Feldspar & Plagioclase Feldspar

15.

Feldspar is categorized as _____________

a)

Ferromagnesian silicate mineral

b)

Non-Ferromagnesian silicate mineral

c)

Clay mineral

16.

Biotite is a silicate mineral in group ___________

a)

Quartz

b)

Feldspar

c)

Pyroxene

d)

Mica

17.

The figure shows the ______________________ silicate mineral crystal structure

a)

Independent tetrahedron

b)

Single chain

c)

Double chain

d)

Sheet

18.

The figure shows the _______________________ silicate mineral structure.

a)

Single chain

b)

Sheet

c)

Framework

d)

Double chain

19.

All are about the group of Silicate Mineral EXCEPT

a)

Felsic

b)

Mafic

c)

Clay mineral

d)

Carbon

20.

Which is NOT the Non-Ferromagnesian silicate mineral

a)

Quartz

b)

Muscovite

c)

Biotite

d)

Feldspar