Quiz Review
K. Sanderson
All minerals in the sulfate and sulfide groups contain what
element?A. Sulfur
B. Silicon
C. Oxygen
D. Carbon
What are the building blocks of minerals?
a. Rocks
b. Elements
c. Isotopes
d. electrons
The building block or structure of the silicate minerals is called the __a. silicon-oxygen tetrahedron
b. Aluminum-oxygen tetrahedron
c. Silicon-oxygen triangle
d. Silicon-aluminum triangle
The central region of an atom is called the ___.
a. Proton
b. Electron
c. Nucleus
d. neutron
A mineral that contains carbon, oxygen, and a metallic like element
(like magnesium) would be classified as a(n):
a. Silicate
b. Oxide
c. Carbonate
d. melting
Atoms containing the same number of protons & different number of
neutrons are __.
a. Isotopes
b. Ions
c. Neutrons
d. Compounds
The process of mineral formation from magma is called __
a. Evaporation
b. Precipitation
c. Crystallization
d. Melting
Isotopes of the same element differ in the number of __.
a. Protons
b. Electrons
c. Neutrons
d. nuclei
What is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with an orderly
crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition?
a. A mineral
b. An element
c. An isotope
d. A compound
The main types of chemical bonds are ___.
a. ionic, covalent, and metallic
b. Ionic, compound, and metallic
c. Isotopic, covalent, and metallic
d. Ionic, covalent, and nonmetallic
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of minerals?
a. Orderly crystalline structure
b. Formed by inorganic processes
c. Definite chemical composition
d. liquid
The tendency of minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces is called
____.
a. Fracture
b. Cleavage
c. Streak
d. Crystal form
Which of the following properties is generally the least useful in identify
minerals?
a. Hardness
b. Streak
c. Cleavage
d. color
Mohs scale is used to determine what property of minerals?
a. Cleavage
b. Density
c. Hardness
d. luster
The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a
mineral is called ___.
a. Streak
b. Color
c. Cleavage
d. luster
The color of the powdered form of a mineral is called __.
a. Cleavage
b. Streak
c. Luster
d. fracture
The resistance of a mineral to being scratched is called __.
a. Streak
b. Fracture
c. Hardness
d. cleavage
A(n) ______ is an electrically neutral subatomic particle found
in the nucleus of an atom
Silicon and oxygen combine to form the framework of the most
common mineral group, the ______ minerals.
The ratio of a mineral’s mass to its volume is its ______.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with an orderly crystalline structure and definite chemical
composition is a(n) _____.
The tendency of a mineral to break along planes of weak
bonding is called ____.