Question 1

Using the Periodic Table,what can you say about the element oxygen (O)?

Accepted Answer

A) it has 6 electron shells and 2 electrons in the outer shell 
B) it has 6 protons and 2 neutrons 
C) it has 6 neutrons and 2 protons 
D) none of these 
A) it has 6 electron shells and 2 electrons in the outer shell 
B) it has 6 protons and 2 neutrons 
C) it has 6 neutrons and 2 protons 
D) none of these

Question 2

Which of the following is a common use of a mineral?

Accepted Answer

A) hematite and magnetite are used for iron and steel 
B) halite is used as salt 
C) phosphorous is used in fertilizer 
D) feldspar is used in ceramics 
E) all of these 
A) hematite and magnetite are used for iron and steel 
B) halite is used as salt 
C) phosphorous is used in fertilizer 
D) feldspar is used in ceramics 
E) all of these

Question 3

What class of minerals form when the element Si is bonded with element O,as in the mineral quartz?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

A cube of some rock weighs 6 grams,and a same-sized cube of water weighs 2 grams.What is the specific gravity of this rock?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 3 
E) 6 
A) 0.5 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 3 
E) 6

Question 5

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 6

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 7

If a mineral fractures,how many directions of cleavage does it have?

Accepted Answer

A) four directions of cleavage 
B) three directions of cleavage 
C) two directions of cleavage 
D) one direction of cleavage 
E) no directions of cleavage 
A) four directions of cleavage 
B) three directions of cleavage 
C) two directions of cleavage 
D) one direction of cleavage 
E) no directions of cleavage

Using the Periodic Table,what can you say about the element oxygen (O)?

Which of the following is a common use of a mineral?

What class of minerals form when the element Si is bonded with element O,as in the mineral quartz?

A cube of some rock weighs 6 grams,and a same-sized cube of water weighs 2 grams.What is the specific gravity of this rock?

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

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

If a mineral fractures,how many directions of cleavage does it have?

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Using the Periodic Table,what can you say about the element oxygen (O)?

Which of the following is a common use of a mineral?

What class of minerals form when the element Si is bonded with element O,as in the mineral quartz?

A cube of some rock weighs 6 grams,and a same-sized cube of water weighs 2 grams.What is the specific gravity of this rock?

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

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

If a mineral fractures,how many directions of cleavage does it have?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

Glaciers, shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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