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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
rocks
B
electrons
C
elements
D
isotopes
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
ice is a solid, but water is not
B
ice is not naturally occuring
C
water does not have a chemical composition
D
water is not naturally occuring
4) Minerals are classified by ____.
A
density
B
composition
C
size
D
color
5) All minerals in the sulfate and sulfide groups contain what element?
A
silicon
B
oxygen
C
sulfur
D
carbon
6) Whic of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?
A
cleavage
B
hardness
C
streak
D
color
7) The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral is called ___.
A
luster
B
streak
C
cleavage
D
color
8) The resistance of a mineral to being scratched is called ___.
A
fracture
B
cleavage
C
streak
D
hardness
9) The color of the powdered form of a mineral is called ___.
A
streak
B
cleavage
C
fracture
D
luster
10) Mohs scale is used to determine what property of minerals?
A
cleavage
B
hardness
C
density
D
luster
11) The tendency of mineras to break along smooth flat surfaces is called ___.
A
crystal form
B
cleavage
C
fracture
D
streak
12) What is the uneven breakage of a mineral called?
A
crystal form
B
hardness
C
cleavage
D
fracture
13) What is the density of a mineral?
A
the ratio of a mineral's height to its weight
B
the ratio of a mineral's mass to its volume
C
a mineral's volume
D
a mineral's mass
14) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
A
a crystalline structure
B
definite chemical composition
C
either a liquid or solid
D
formed by inorganic processes
15) Mineral formation caused by high pressures and high temperatures would most likely occur in which of the following environments?
A
a lava flow
B
a cave
C
deep within Earth
D
the ocean
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