GEOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1 DR. COULSON
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What is Step A of The Nebular Hypothesis? - correct answer Gravity pulled the H
atoms together.
What is Step B of the Nebular Hypothesis? - correct answer Solar Disk Model: flattens
to a disk, gas rotates.
What is Step C of the Nebular Hypothesis? - correct answer Protostar: Early
formations of a star.
What is Step D of the Nebular Hypothesis? - correct answer High temps create Fusion:
Atoms combine by fusion
,What happens to a Protostar once fusion stars happening? - correct answer A
Protostar becomes a Star
Why do we care about rocks and minerals? - correct answer 1. Construction
2. Technological components
What is the chemistry of Earth's crust? - correct answer Oxygen (O) - 46.6%
Silicon (Si) - 27.7%
Aluminum (Al) - 8.1%
Iron (Fe) - 5.0%
Calcium (Ca) - 3.6%
Sodium (Na) - 2.8%
Potassium (K) - 2.6%
,Magnesium (Mg) - 2.1%
All others - 1.5%
What is a mineral? - correct answer Non-synthetic
Set chemical composition
Inorganic
Crystalline
Solid
What is streak? - correct answer The color of a mineral's powder
What scale of hardness do we use? - correct answer Moh's Scale
What is luster? - correct answer How light is reflected from a mineral's surface
, What is effervescence? - correct answer The rapid escape of a gas from a liquid in
which it is dissolved (bubbles)
What is fracture in regards to a mineral? - correct answer When a mineral breaks with
no set pattern
What is cleavage? - correct answer A mineral that splits easily along flat surfaces
What are minerals grouped by? - correct answer A common anion.
What is an anion? - correct answer A negatively charged ion
What are the mineral groups? - correct answer Sulfides (S)
Oxides (O)
Sulfates (SO4)
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Questions with Correct Answers 100%
Verified {Grade A}
What is Step A of The Nebular Hypothesis? - correct answer Gravity pulled the H
atoms together.
What is Step B of the Nebular Hypothesis? - correct answer Solar Disk Model: flattens
to a disk, gas rotates.
What is Step C of the Nebular Hypothesis? - correct answer Protostar: Early
formations of a star.
What is Step D of the Nebular Hypothesis? - correct answer High temps create Fusion:
Atoms combine by fusion
,What happens to a Protostar once fusion stars happening? - correct answer A
Protostar becomes a Star
Why do we care about rocks and minerals? - correct answer 1. Construction
2. Technological components
What is the chemistry of Earth's crust? - correct answer Oxygen (O) - 46.6%
Silicon (Si) - 27.7%
Aluminum (Al) - 8.1%
Iron (Fe) - 5.0%
Calcium (Ca) - 3.6%
Sodium (Na) - 2.8%
Potassium (K) - 2.6%
,Magnesium (Mg) - 2.1%
All others - 1.5%
What is a mineral? - correct answer Non-synthetic
Set chemical composition
Inorganic
Crystalline
Solid
What is streak? - correct answer The color of a mineral's powder
What scale of hardness do we use? - correct answer Moh's Scale
What is luster? - correct answer How light is reflected from a mineral's surface
, What is effervescence? - correct answer The rapid escape of a gas from a liquid in
which it is dissolved (bubbles)
What is fracture in regards to a mineral? - correct answer When a mineral breaks with
no set pattern
What is cleavage? - correct answer A mineral that splits easily along flat surfaces
What are minerals grouped by? - correct answer A common anion.
What is an anion? - correct answer A negatively charged ion
What are the mineral groups? - correct answer Sulfides (S)
Oxides (O)
Sulfates (SO4)
