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All About Minerals Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A mineral with 1 element

a)

native element

b)

oxide

c)

carbonate

d)

plant rock

2.

What is it called when a mineral forms due to high pressures and temperatures

cause the crystalline makeup of a mineral to change?

a)

Formation by

Metamorphism

b)

Formation by

Magma

c)

Formation by

Evaporation

d)

Formation by

Atoms

3.

Plutons are...

a)

Minerals formed by

slowly moving magma that is almost still

b)

Minerals formed by quickly moving magma

c)

Minerals formed by evaporating solutions

d)

Minerals formed from metamorphism

4.

Slowly cooling magma that is almost still creates:

a)

Plutons such as

talc, diamonds, etc.

b)

Plutons such as

mica, feldspar, etc.

c)

Pegamites such as mica, feldspar, etc.

d)

Pegamites such as

topaz, beryl, etc.

5.

Slowly cooling magma forms:

a)

Pegmatites, such as

topaz

b)

Pegmatites, such as

quartz

c)

Plutons, such as

mica

d)

Plutons, such as`

topaz

6.

Pegmatites are...

a)

Minerals formed through evaporation

b)

Minerals formed from slowly moving magma

c)

Minerals formed from slowly moving magma

d)

Minerals formed from plants

7.

Garnets are an example of a mineral formed from:

a)

Metamorphism

b)

Evaporation

c)

Plants

d)

Magma Cooling

8.

Halite precipitate is an example of a mineral formed from:

a)

Rapidly cooling magma

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Slowly cooling magma

d)

Evaporating solutions

9.

What is it called when minerals form due to bodies of saltwater

evaporating?

a)

Plant rocks

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Precipitating from an

evaporating solution

d)

Cooling magma forms plutons

10.

When water evaporates, the minerals inside solidify and come out of the solution.

The minerals release themselves, or (a)   , from the liquid

11.

When dissolved materials come out of a solution and accumulate, they can form minerals.

What is this process called?

a)

Precipitating from a cooling solution on Earth's surface

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Precipitating from an evaporating solution

d)

Cooling magma

12.

Dolomite forms by:

a)

Materials precipitating from an evaporating solution

b)

Materials precipitating from a cooling solution

c)

Metamorphism

d)

Cooling magma

13.

What is it called when minerals form from materials that precipitate from water that was heated by magma,

which caused a chemical reaction with the minerals to make a solution?

a)

Metamorphism

b)

Precipitating from a cooling solution

c)

Precipitating from an evaporating solution

d)

Precipitating from a cooling solution beneath Earth's surface

14.

Gold is formed by:

a)

Slowly cooling magma

b)

Precipitating from a cooling solution beneath Earth's surface

c)

Precipitating from a cooling solution

d)

Metamorphism

15.

True or false: Garnet forms through slowly cooling magma.

(a)  

16.

Minerals that contain a combination of silicon and oxygen. Most of them are formed from basic

building blocks called silicate tetrahedrons.

(a)  

17.

Minerals that do not contain a mixture of silicon and oxygen. They also do not contain the silicate tetrahedrons.

(a)  

18.

How many classes of nonsilicate minerals are there?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

1

d)

3

19.

Define native elements.

a)

Minerals that contain plants.

b)

Minerals that contain a combination of minerals such as fluorine combined with calcium. Commonly used in detergents.

c)

A mineral that contains a single element, such as Ag (silver)

d)

A mineral that contains a combination of oxygen of silicon

20.

Define Halides.

a)

A mineral that contains plants.

b)

A mineral that contains silicon and oxygen.

c)

A mineral that has a combination of sulfur and oxygen in the form of the sulfate ion.

d)

Minerals that contain a combination of minerals such as fluorine combined with calcium. Commonly used in detergents.