Question 1

Which of the following is generally a light-colored silicate mineral?

Accepted Answer

A)  quartz
B)  pyroxene
C)  amphibole
D)  biotite
E)  all of theseF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

What characteristic of water helps it cause a mineral,such as halite,to dissolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  the small size of the hydrogen atoms
B)  the polar nature of the water molecule
C)  the electronegativity of hydrogen
D)  the electronegativity of oxygen
E)  all of theseF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following minerals is typically green and has no cleavage?

Accepted Answer

A)  muscovite
B)  plagioclase feldspar
C)  biotite
D)  quartz
E)  olivineF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 4

What type of cleavage is illustrated in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  one direction
B)  two perpendicular directions
C)  two nonperpendicular directions
D)  three perpendicular directions
E)  three nonperpendicular directionsF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the granite shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental crust
B)  oceanic crust
C)  mantle
D)  coreE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a major class of rock-forming minerals?

Accepted Answer

A)  silicates
B)  carbonates
C)  oxides
D)  argonitesE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is a silicate mineral?

Accepted Answer

A)  hematite
B)  pyrite
C)  gypsum
D)  calcite
E)  garnetF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following largely determines an atom's atomic weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of neutrons
B)  the number of electrons
C)  the number of electrons in the outer shell
D)  the number of protons and neutronsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

What type of atom is represented by the small brown sphere in the center of this silica tetrahedron?

Accepted Answer

A)  aluminum
B)  silicon
C)  iron
D)  chlorine
E)  sulfurF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Which of these minerals could be used to make glass windows?

Accepted Answer

A)  calcite
B)  gypsum
C)  quartz
D)  hematite
E)  clay mineralsF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

In which of the following types of bonding do atoms share one or more electrons,as shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  covalent
B)  ionic
C)  metallic
D)  intermolecularE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

A mineral is light colored,transparent,has a hardness of seven,and fractures rather than cleaves.What minerals is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  garnet
B)  quartz
C)  biotite
D)  muscovite
E)  feldsparF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 13

What class of mineral forms when the element S is bonded with a metal,as iron in the mineral pyrite?

Accepted Answer

A)  silicates
B)  carbonates
C)  oxides
D)  halides
E)  sulfidesF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 14

What are the two main ways that minerals are put together in rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)  igneous versus metamorphic
B)  igneous versus sedimentary
C)  metamorphic versus sedimentary
D)  crystalline versus clasticE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

What type of rock is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  crystalline rock
B)  clastic rock
C)  rock with minerals that are too small to see
D)  none of theseE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

From the list provided below,choose those observations that accurately describe the mineral presented in these images.Both images show the same type of mineral.

Accepted Answer

A)  This mineral has a metallic luster.
B)  This mineral is opaque,meaning that it is not clear; light does not pass through it.
C)  This mineral has cleavage.
D)  None of these.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

What mineral test is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  scratch test
B)  effervescence
C)  streak
D)  magnetism
E)  specific gravityF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

What class of mineral forms when the element O is bonded with a metal,as in the mineral hematite?

Accepted Answer

A)  silicates
B)  carbonates
C)  oxides
D)  halides
E)  sulfidesF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 19

What is a diagnostic characteristic of a mineral used to make a cement slab in your house?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is magnetic
B)  it has a hardness of 7
C)  it has a hardness of 1
D)  it has one main direction of cleavage
E)  it reacts with dilute hydrochloric acidF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 20

In this part of the Periodic Table,what type of elements are in the group that includes elements C,O,and S?

Accepted Answer

A)  metals
B)  nonmetals
C)  noble gases
D)  silicatesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 4: Earth Materials

Which of the following is NOT a major class of rock-forming minerals?

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Which of the following largely determines an atom's atomic weight?

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Which of the following is a silicate mineral?

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What type of atom is represented by the small brown sphere in the center of this silica tetrahedron?

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What type of rock is shown in this photograph?

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In which of the following types of bonding do atoms share one or more electrons,as shown in this figure?

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Which of the following minerals is typically green and has no cleavage?

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What characteristic of water helps it cause a mineral,such as halite,to dissolve?

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From the list provided below,choose those observations that accurately describe the mineral presented in these images.Both images show the same type of mineral.

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What are the two main ways that minerals are put together in rocks?

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A mineral is light colored,transparent,has a hardness of seven,and fractures rather than cleaves.What minerals is it?

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Which of these minerals could be used to make glass windows?

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In this part of the Periodic Table,what type of elements are in the group that includes elements C,O,and S?

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What mineral test is shown in this photograph?

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What class of mineral forms when the element S is bonded with a metal,as iron in the mineral pyrite?

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Which of the following is generally a light-colored silicate mineral?

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Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the granite shown in this photograph?

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What class of mineral forms when the element O is bonded with a metal,as in the mineral hematite?

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What type of cleavage is illustrated in this figure?

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What is a diagnostic characteristic of a mineral used to make a cement slab in your house?

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