Chapter 2: MineralsTest Review
What’s your favorite college football team?
Mond
ay
Thurs
day
Frid
ay
Sat
urday
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1. Louisville
2. Georgia
3. Kentucky
4. Alabama
5. Tennessee
6. UCLA
7. Florida
8. None of the Above
Crystals may be ___.
Cubic
Mono
clin
ic
Tet
rago
nal
All
of the
Above
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2. Monoclinic
3. Tetragonal
4. All of the Above
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A quartz crystal is ___ in shape.
cubic
hex
agon
al
tetra
gonal
mon
oclin
ic
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1. cubic
2. hexagonal
3. tetragonal
4. monoclinic
As magma cools, its __ combine into compounds that form a crystal structure, and it becomes a
mineral.
ato
ms
ele
men
ts
ele
ctro
ns
None
of the
abo
ve
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2. elements
3. electrons
4. None of the above
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Minerals are made of one or more ___.
colo
rs
ele
men
ts
rock
s
stru
cture
s
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1. colors
2. elements
3. rocks
4. structures
A mineral is classified as an ore as long as ___.
It is
rare
and
valu
able
It c
an b
e us
ed a
s je
welry
It is
pro
fitab
le a
nd use
ful
It is
solid
and
natura
l
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1. It is rare and valuable
2. It can be used as jewelry
3. It is profitable and useful
4. It is solid and natural
Minerals mined because they contain useful substances are ___.
gem
s o
res
min
eral
s
rock
s
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2. ores
3. minerals
4. rocks
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The tendency of minerals to break with rough or jagged surfaces is called ___.
har
dness
lust
er
frac
ture
cle
avag
e
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1. hardness
2. luster
3. fracture
4. cleavage
A collector of minerals would want a sample of ___.
sal
t c
oal
sugar
wood
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1. salt
2. coal
3. sugar
4. wood
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched is ___.
ore
s
har
dness
frac
ture
cle
avag
e
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1. ores
2. hardness
3. fracture
4. cleavage
All minerals share __ basic characteristics.
two
thre
e fo
ur te
n
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1. two
2. three
3. four
4. ten
One of the softest minerals is ___.
topa
z
quar
tz ta
lc
am
ethys
t
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1. topaz
2. quartz
3. talc
4. amethyst
All minerals share the following characteristics EXCEPT that of ___.
Bei
ng form
ed b
y nat
ur..
Bei
ng form
ed b
y liv
i..
Bei
ng solid
s
Hav
ing th
e at
oms
wit...
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1. Being formed by natural processes
2. Being formed by living organisms
3. Being solids4. Having the atoms
within the mineral arranged in a pattern
The hardness of quartz is 7. This indicates that quartz will scratch all of the following
minerals EXCEPT ___.
talc
apat
ite
dia
mond
cal
cite
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1. talc
2. apatite
3. diamond
4. calcite
Muscovite mica will peel off in flat sheets. This is an example of the physical
characteristic called ___.
har
dness
stre
ak
frac
ture
cle
avag
e
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1. hardness
2. streak
3. fracture
4. cleavage
Calcite with scratch gypsum. This is an example of the physical characteristic called
___.
har
dness
stre
ak
frac
ture
cle
avag
e
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1. hardness
2. streak
3. fracture
4. cleavage
The color of a powdered mineral is called ___.
frac
ture
colo
r
cle
avag
e
stre
ak
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1. fracture
2. color
3. cleavage
4. streak
The properties of being __ make a diamond a gemstone.
Rar
e an
d bea
utiful
Use
ful a
nd p
rofit
able
Eas
y to
obta
in a
nd b...
Rar
e an
d pro
fitab
le
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1. Rare and beautiful
2. Useful and profitable
3. Easy to obtain and beautiful
4. Rare and profitable
If the cost of separating a mineral from waste rock becomes too great, the mineral may no longer be classified as an ore. This happens because ___.
The
min
eral
can
no l.
..
The
min
eral
has
lost
i..
The
deman
d for t
he ...
None
of the
abo
ve
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1. The mineral can no longer be mined at a profit
2. The mineral has lost its usefulness
3. The demand for the mineral has decreased
4. None of the above
A mineral is no longer classified as an ore once it is no longer ___.
use
ful
pro
fitab
le
Obta
inab
le a
t a re
a...
All
of the
above
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1. useful
2. profitable
3. Obtainable at a reasonable cost
4. All of the above
A mineral is an organic ___ with a unique crystal structure.
ato
ms
colo
r
solid
mag
ma
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1. atoms
2. color
3. solid
4. magma
Some minerals are formed when ___ cools.
mag
ma
ato
ms
cry
stal
s
lust
er
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1. magma
2. atoms
3. crystals
4. luster
The term crystal system refers to the patterns that __ form in a crystal.
ato
ms
solid
s
mag
ma
colo
r
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1. atoms
2. solids
3. magma
4. color
The distinctive yellow appearance of sulfur is considered the mineral’s ___.
stre
ak
lust
er
colo
r
frac
ture
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1. streak
2. luster
3. color
4. fracture
When liquid evaporates, atoms of any dissolved minerals stay behind and form
___.
solid
cry
stal
s
mag
ma
colo
r
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1. solid
2. crystals
3. magma
4. color
Tests for hardness and streak help ___ minerals.
iden
tify
colo
r
lust
er
cre
ate
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1. identify
2. color
3. luster
4. create
Two types of __ are metallic and nonmetallic.
ato
ms
colo
r
solid
lust
er
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1. atoms
2. color
3. solid
4. luster
Two minerals that are ores of titanium are __.
Lig
htwei
ght and d
urable
Ilm
enite
and ru
tile
Bau
xite
and g
arnet
Spin
el a
nd E
mer
ald
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1. Lightweight and durable
2. Ilmenite and rutile
3. Bauxite and garnet
4. Spinel and Emerald
Qualities of a mineral that make it a gemstone are ___.
Use
fuln
ess
and
profit
...
Bea
uty a
nd rarit
y
Lig
htwei
ght and d
urable
Am
ount and c
olor
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1. Usefulness and profitability
2. Beauty and rarity
3. Lightweight and durable
4. Amount and color
A mineral is a crystalline liquid.
Tru
e
Fal
se
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2. False
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Some minerals form when magma cools.
Tru
e
Fal
se
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2. False
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Minerals that are different in other properties may be alike in color.
Tru
e
Fal
se
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2. False
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Two types of cleavage are metallic and glassy.
Tru
e
Fal
se
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2. False
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Minerals called ores are mined because they contain beautiful substances.
Tru
e
Fal
se
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2. False
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All gems are minerals.
Tru
e
Fal
se
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2. False
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