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Semester 1 Final Review (Intro, Matter, Mineral, Rock, Resources, Weathering)
Test Description: Review for semester 1... these are on minerals
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What are the building blocks of Minerals?
A
electrons
B
rocks
C
isotopes
D
elements
2) What is a naturally, occuring, inorganic solid with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition?
A
an isotope
B
a compound
C
a mineral
D
an element
3) Why is ice in a glacier concidered to be a mineral, but water from a glacier is not?
A
water is not naturally occuring
B
water does not have a chemical composition
C
ice is a solid, but water is not
D
ice is not naturally occuring
4) Minerals are classified by ____.
A
size
B
composition
C
density
D
color
5) All minerals in the sulfate and sulfide groups contain what element?
A
silicon
B
carbon
C
oxygen
D
sulfur
6) Whic of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?
A
color
B
streak
C
cleavage
D
hardness
7) The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral is called ___.
A
streak
B
color
C
luster
D
cleavage
8) The resistance of a mineral to being scratched is called ___.
A
hardness
B
streak
C
fracture
D
cleavage
9) The color of the powdered form of a mineral is called ___.
A
luster
B
fracture
C
streak
D
cleavage
10) Mohs scale is used to determine what property of minerals?
A
luster
B
density
C
hardness
D
cleavage
11) The tendency of mineras to break along smooth flat surfaces is called ___.
A
streak
B
fracture
C
cleavage
D
crystal form
12) What is the uneven breakage of a mineral called?
A
hardness
B
fracture
C
crystal form
D
cleavage
13) What is the density of a mineral?
A
the ratio of a mineral's mass to its volume
B
a mineral's mass
C
the ratio of a mineral's height to its weight
D
a mineral's volume
14) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
A
formed by inorganic processes
B
either a liquid or solid
C
a crystalline structure
D
definite chemical composition
15) Mineral formation caused by high pressures and high temperatures would most likely occur in which of the following environments?
A
a cave
B
deep within Earth
C
the ocean
D
a lava flow
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