Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
are the building blocks of minerals? a. | rocks | c. | isotopes | b. | elements | d. | electrons | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals? a. | crystalline
structure | c. | definite
chemical composition | b. | formed by inorganic processes | d. | either liquid or solid | | | | |
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What
is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite
chemical composition? a. | a mineral | c. | an isotope | b. | an
element | d. | a
compound | | | | |
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Minerals form from bodies of water due to the process of ____. a. | condensation | c. | melting | b. | precipitation | d. | cooling | | | | |
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The
process of mineral formation from magma is called ____. a. | evaporation | c. | crystallization | b. | precipitation | d. | melting | | | | |
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Mineral formation caused by high pressures and high temperatures would most likely
occur in which of the following environments? a. | a lava flow | c. | a cave | b. | the
ocean | d. | deep within
Earth | | | | |
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Minerals are classified by ____. a. | color | c. | size | b. | composition | d. | density | | | | |
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Which
of the following properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals? a. | hardness | c. | cleavage | b. | streak | d. | color | | | | |
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The
appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral is called
____. a. | streak | c. | cleavage | b. | color | d. | luster | | | | |
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The
resistance of a mineral to being scratched is called ____. a. | streak | c. | hardness | b. | fracture | d. | cleavage | | | | |
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The
color of the powdered form of a mineral is called ____. a. | cleavage | c. | luster | b. | streak | d. | fracture | | | | |
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Mohs
scale is used to determine what property of minerals? a. | cleavage | c. | hardness | b. | density | d. | luster | | | | |
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The
tendency of minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces is called ____. a. | fracture | c. | streak | b. | cleavage | d. | crystal form | | | | |
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What
is the uneven breakage of a mineral called? a. | fracture | c. | crystal form | b. | cleavage | d. | hardness | | | | |
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What
determines whether a mineral will show cleavage or break in irregular fractures? a. | hardness | c. | internal atomic
structure | b. | external shape | d. | density | | | | |
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What
is density of a mineral? a. | the ratio of a mineral’s mass to its
volume | b. | the ratio of a mineral’s height to its
weight | c. | a mineral’s mass | d. | a mineral’s
volume | | |
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What
is the density of a mineral with a mass of 41.2 g and a volume of 8.2 cm ? a. | 337.8 g/cm | c. | 5.02
g/cm | b. | 49.4
g/cm | d. | 0.19 g/cm | | | | |
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What
determines the properties of a mineral? a. | size and shape | c. | composition and structure | b. | composition and
age | d. | structure and
size | | | | |
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