Question 1

What make it difficult to represent the model of an atom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atoms are much larger than their nuclei. 
B)  Electrons are too small to be shown to scale. 
C)  Electrons are constantly in motion and do not truly follow orbital paths. 
D)  Atoms are not hard spheres with well-defined edges. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Atoms are much larger than their nuclei. 
B)  Electrons are too small to be shown to scale. 
C)  Electrons are constantly in motion and do not truly follow orbital paths. 
D)  Atoms are not hard spheres with well-defined edges. 
E)  All of these.

Question 2

Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the granite shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental crust 
B)  oceanic crust 
C)  mantle 
D)  core 
A)  continental crust 
B)  oceanic crust 
C)  mantle 
D)  core

Question 3

Which of these minerals would be the main component in the cement slab in your house?

Accepted Answer

A)  calcite 
B)  gypsum 
C)  quartz 
D)  hematite 
E)  clay minerals 
A)  calcite 
B)  gypsum 
C)  quartz 
D)  hematite 
E)  clay minerals

Question 4

What mineral test is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  scratch test 
B)  effervescence 
C)  streak 
D)  magnetism 
E)  specific gravity 
A)  scratch test 
B)  effervescence 
C)  streak 
D)  magnetism 
E)  specific gravity

Question 5

What class of mineral forms when the elements Cl or F is bonded with a metal, as in the mineral halite?

Accepted Answer

A)  silicates 
B)  carbonates 
C)  oxides 
D)  halides 
E)  sulfides 
A)  silicates 
B)  carbonates 
C)  oxides 
D)  halides 
E)  sulfides

Question 6

Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the meteorite shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  continental crust 
B)  oceanic crust 
C)  mantle 
D)  core 
A)  continental crust 
B)  oceanic crust 
C)  mantle 
D)  core

Question 7

What is a diagnostic characteristic of a mineral used to make a cement slab in your house?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is magnetic 
B)  it has a hardness of 7 
C)  it has a hardness of 1 
D)  it has one main direction of cleavage 
E)  it reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid 
A)  it is magnetic 
B)  it has a hardness of 7 
C)  it has a hardness of 1 
D)  it has one main direction of cleavage 
E)  it reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid

Question 8

What type of silicate minerals is shown from this arrangement of silicon tetrahedron?

Accepted Answer

A)  independent tetrahedra 
B)  single chains 
C)  double chains 
D)  sheets 
E)  frameworks 
A)  independent tetrahedra 
B)  single chains 
C)  double chains 
D)  sheets 
E)  frameworks

Question 9

A crystal with a well-defined shape, such as a cube, probably:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not reflect the arrangement of atoms in the lattice 
B)  grew early and so was forced to grow around other minerals 
C)  does not have a well-defined cleavage 
D)  will react with dilute hydrochloric acid 
E)  none of these 
A)  does not reflect the arrangement of atoms in the lattice 
B)  grew early and so was forced to grow around other minerals 
C)  does not have a well-defined cleavage 
D)  will react with dilute hydrochloric acid 
E)  none of these

Question 10

The very common mineral shown in this photograph is light colored, transparent, has a hardness of seven, and fractures rather than cleaves. It does not effervesce. What mineral is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  garnet 
B)  quartz 
C)  biotite 
D)  muscovite 
E)  feldspar 
A)  garnet 
B)  quartz 
C)  biotite 
D)  muscovite 
E)  feldspar

Question 11

Which of the following largely determines an atom's atomic weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of neutrons 
B)  the number of electrons 
C)  the number of electrons in the outer shell 
D)  the number of protons and neutrons 
A)  the number of neutrons 
B)  the number of electrons 
C)  the number of electrons in the outer shell 
D)  the number of protons and neutrons

Question 12

What type of cleavage would be exhibited by a mineral that has this arrangement of silicon tetrahedron?

Accepted Answer

A)  one direction of cleavage 
B)  two perpendicular directions of cleavage 
C)  two nonperpendicular directions of cleavage 
D)  the mineral factures instead of cleaves 
A)  one direction of cleavage 
B)  two perpendicular directions of cleavage 
C)  two nonperpendicular directions of cleavage 
D)  the mineral factures instead of cleaves

Question 13

Minerals that do not contain silicon are classified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  nonsilicates 
B)  silicates 
C)  clays 
D)  mafic 
A)  nonsilicates 
B)  silicates 
C)  clays 
D)  mafic

Question 14

Based on the different crystalline structure of these two carbon minerals, how would the two minerals likely differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The left mineral would have one direction of cleavage. 
B)  The right mineral would have one direction of cleavage. 
C)  The minerals would have the same type of cleavage since both contain only carbon. 
D)  The minerals would have the same hardness because both contain only carbon. 
A)  The left mineral would have one direction of cleavage. 
B)  The right mineral would have one direction of cleavage. 
C)  The minerals would have the same type of cleavage since both contain only carbon. 
D)  The minerals would have the same hardness because both contain only carbon.

Question 15

Which side of this molecule has a negative charge?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 16

What mineral is characterized by a reddish streak, as shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A)  quartz 
B)  feldspar 
C)  calcite 
D)  hematite 
E)  magnetite 
A)  quartz 
B)  feldspar 
C)  calcite 
D)  hematite 
E)  magnetite

Question 17

In which of the following types of bonding do atoms loan one or more electrons, as shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  covalent 
B)  ionic 
C)  metallic 
D)  intermolecular 
A)  covalent 
B)  ionic 
C)  metallic 
D)  intermolecular

Question 18

Which of the following is true about asbestos?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are several types of asbestos, but they represent the same mineral. 
B)  Different types of asbestos have the same health risks. 
C)  Each type of asbestos has long, straight fibers. 
D)  Asbestos represents different minerals with different health risks. 
A)  There are several types of asbestos, but they represent the same mineral. 
B)  Different types of asbestos have the same health risks. 
C)  Each type of asbestos has long, straight fibers. 
D)  Asbestos represents different minerals with different health risks.

Question 19

From the list provided below, choose those observations that accurately describe the mineral presented in these images. Both images show the same type of mineral.

Accepted Answer

A)  This mineral has a metallic luster. 
B)  This mineral is opaque, meaning that it is not clear; light does not pass through it. 
C)  This mineral has cleavage. 
D)  None of these. 
A)  This mineral has a metallic luster. 
B)  This mineral is opaque, meaning that it is not clear; light does not pass through it. 
C)  This mineral has cleavage. 
D)  None of these.

Question 20

The mineral halite has cube-shaped crystals because:

Accepted Answer

A)  there are no planes along which the mineral can break 
B)  cubes are the most common way two tetrahedron can join 
C)  of the arrangement of atoms in the crystal lattice 
D)  halite is soluble in water 
A)  there are no planes along which the mineral can break 
B)  cubes are the most common way two tetrahedron can join 
C)  of the arrangement of atoms in the crystal lattice 
D)  halite is soluble in water

What make it difficult to represent the model of an atom?

Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the granite shown in this photograph?

Which of these minerals would be the main component in the cement slab in your house?

What mineral test is shown in this photograph?

What class of mineral forms when the elements Cl or F is bonded with a metal, as in the mineral halite?

Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the meteorite shown in this photograph?

What is a diagnostic characteristic of a mineral used to make a cement slab in your house?

What type of silicate minerals is shown from this arrangement of silicon tetrahedron?

A crystal with a well-defined shape, such as a cube, probably:

Which of the following largely determines an atom's atomic weight?

What type of cleavage would be exhibited by a mineral that has this arrangement of silicon tetrahedron?

Minerals that do not contain silicon are classified as:

Based on the different crystalline structure of these two carbon minerals, how would the two minerals likely differ?

Which side of this molecule has a negative charge?

What mineral is characterized by a reddish streak, as shown in this photograph?

In which of the following types of bonding do atoms loan one or more electrons, as shown in this figure?

Which of the following is true about asbestos?

From the list provided below, choose those observations that accurately describe the mineral presented in these images. Both images show the same type of mineral.

The mineral halite has cube-shaped crystals because:

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What make it difficult to represent the model of an atom?

Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the granite shown in this photograph?

Which of these minerals would be the main component in the cement slab in your house?

What mineral test is shown in this photograph?

What class of mineral forms when the elements Cl or F is bonded with a metal, as in the mineral halite?

Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the meteorite shown in this photograph?

What is a diagnostic characteristic of a mineral used to make a cement slab in your house?

What type of silicate minerals is shown from this arrangement of silicon tetrahedron?

A crystal with a well-defined shape, such as a cube, probably:

The very common mineral shown in this photograph is light colored, transparent, has a hardness of seven, and fractures rather than cleaves. It does not effervesce. What mineral is it?

Which of the following largely determines an atom's atomic weight?

What type of cleavage would be exhibited by a mineral that has this arrangement of silicon tetrahedron?

Minerals that do not contain silicon are classified as:

Based on the different crystalline structure of these two carbon minerals, how would the two minerals likely differ?

Which side of this molecule has a negative charge?

What mineral is characterized by a reddish streak, as shown in this photograph?

In which of the following types of bonding do atoms loan one or more electrons, as shown in this figure?

Which of the following is true about asbestos?

From the list provided below, choose those observations that accurately describe the mineral presented in these images. Both images show the same type of mineral.

The mineral halite has cube-shaped crystals because:

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, Basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

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Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, Soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

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