Question 1

How is most calcite formed?

Accepted Answer

Most calcite forms when oceani

Question 2

Most natural resources are non-renewable. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A limited supply exists and it

Question 3

Which group consists entirely of minerals?

Accepted Answer

A) bronze, steel, glass, and aluminum 
B) gold, silver, coal, lead, and silica 
C) copper, ice, quartz, and diamond 
D) water, mercury, and limestone 
E) petroleum, coal, iron, and feldspar 
A) bronze, steel, glass, and aluminum 
B) gold, silver, coal, lead, and silica 
C) copper, ice, quartz, and diamond 
D) water, mercury, and limestone 
E) petroleum, coal, iron, and feldspar

Question 4

Differentiate between a resource and a reserve. Provide an example of the economic importance of this difference.

Accepted Answer

A resource is a naturally occurring conc

Question 5

What are the relatively massive, positively-charged particles in the nucleus of an atom called?

Accepted Answer

A) protons 
B) neutrons 
C) electrons 
D) quarks 
E) leptons 
A) protons 
B) neutrons 
C) electrons 
D) quarks 
E) leptons

Question 6

Noble gases are chemically inert because their outer electron shell is filled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Accessory minerals ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are present in large quantities in rocks 
B) are easily leached from the mineral crystal structure 
C) always fracture rather than cleave 
D) make up the structure of clam shells 
E) are not useful for identification and classification of rocks 
A) are present in large quantities in rocks 
B) are easily leached from the mineral crystal structure 
C) always fracture rather than cleave 
D) make up the structure of clam shells 
E) are not useful for identification and classification of rocks

Question 8

Feldspars ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are only abundant deep in Earth's core 
B) never have a tetrahedral crystal structure 
C) are nonferromagnesian silicates 
D) are carbonate minerals 
E) have iron as a major element 
A) are only abundant deep in Earth's core 
B) never have a tetrahedral crystal structure 
C) are nonferromagnesian silicates 
D) are carbonate minerals 
E) have iron as a major element

Question 9

The agents that cause metamorphism are responsible for the origin of many minerals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A combination of silicon, hydrogen, and oxygen is known as silica.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The nucleus of an atom ____.

Accepted Answer

A) is often as large as the atom's diameter 
B) contains negatively charged protons 
C) sometimes contains no protons 
D) forms bonds with other atomic nuclei 
E) contains electrically neutral neutrons 
A) is often as large as the atom's diameter 
B) contains negatively charged protons 
C) sometimes contains no protons 
D) forms bonds with other atomic nuclei 
E) contains electrically neutral neutrons

Question 12

For a neutrally-charged atom to become a positively-charged atom of the same element, it must ____.

Accepted Answer

A) lose a proton 
B) lose an electron 
C) gain a proton 
D) gain a neutron 
E) form a covalent bond 
A) lose a proton 
B) lose an electron 
C) gain a proton 
D) gain a neutron 
E) form a covalent bond

Question 13

How many different minerals have been identified and described?

Accepted Answer

More than

Question 14

Carbon-12 (C12), carbon-13 (C13), and carbon-14 (C14)are all ____________________ of the ____________________ carbon.

Accepted Answer

Question 15

Isotopes of the same element ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cause the same element to cleave differently 
B) drastically change the element's chemical properties 
C) have different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons 
D) often combine to form ions 
E) must be negatively charged 
A) cause the same element to cleave differently 
B) drastically change the element's chemical properties 
C) have different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons 
D) often combine to form ions 
E) must be negatively charged

Question 16

How many potassium atoms are in orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 3 
D) 8 
E) 11 
A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 3 
D) 8 
E) 11

Question 17

List the three elementary particles found in an atom and give the electrical charge of each.

Accepted Answer

proton: positive neu

Question 18

What is a simple chemical test that will distinguish calcite from non-carbonate minerals?

Accepted Answer

Calcite will efferve

Question 19

All silicate minerals contain the elements silicon and ____.

Accepted Answer

A) hydrogen 
B) helium 
C) carbon 
D) sodium 
E) oxygen 
A) hydrogen 
B) helium 
C) carbon 
D) sodium 
E) oxygen

Question 20

Luster is the quality and intensity of light reflected from a mineral's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

How is most calcite formed?

Most natural resources are non-renewable. What does this mean?

Which group consists entirely of minerals?

Differentiate between a resource and a reserve. Provide an example of the economic importance of this difference.

What are the relatively massive, positively-charged particles in the nucleus of an atom called?

Noble gases are chemically inert because their outer electron shell is filled.

Accessory minerals ____.

Feldspars ____.

The agents that cause metamorphism are responsible for the origin of many minerals.

A combination of silicon, hydrogen, and oxygen is known as silica.

The nucleus of an atom ____.

For a neutrally-charged atom to become a positively-charged atom of the same element, it must ____.

How many different minerals have been identified and described?

Carbon-12 (C12), carbon-13 (C13), and carbon-14 (C14)are all ____________________ of the ____________________ carbon.

Isotopes of the same element ____.

How many potassium atoms are in orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)?

List the three elementary particles found in an atom and give the electrical charge of each.

What is a simple chemical test that will distinguish calcite from non-carbonate minerals?

All silicate minerals contain the elements silicon and ____.

Luster is the quality and intensity of light reflected from a mineral's surface.

Understanding Earth: a Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Igneous Rocks and Plutons

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earthapos;s Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and Earthapos;s Crust

Mass Wasting

Running Water--Streams and Rivers

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Organic Evolution--The Theory and Its Supporting Evidence

Precambrian Earth and Life History

Paleozoic Earth History

Paleozoic Life History

Mesozoic Earth and Life History

Cenozoic Earth and Life History

Filters

Carbon-12 (C¹²), carbon-13 (C¹³), and carbon-14 (C¹⁴)are all of the carbon.

How many potassium atoms are in orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)?