GIA DIAMOND ESSENTIALS TEST BANK
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
ALREADY GRADED A+
●● Depth
Answer: the distance from the table to the cutlet of a polished gem
●● Light carat
Answer: a trade term for a diamond that weighs between .96 and .99
carat
●● Light half
Answer: a trade term for a diamond that weighs .45 and .49 carat
●● Melee
Answer: very small faceted diamonds
●● Per-carat price
Answer: the price of a gem divided by its weight
●● Total gem weight
, Answer: the combined weight of all the stones in a piece of jewelry that
contains a variety of gems
●● Total weight
Answer: the combined weight of all the diamonds in a piece of jewelry
that only contains diamonds
●● A full-cut round brilliant diamond with a 6.50 mm girdle diameter
weights about
Answer: 1.00 ct.
●● When jewelry is sold based on the total weight of its diamonds, that
means
Answer: The weights of the diamonds are added together
●● The majority of diamonds used in jewelry weigh
Answer: Less than a carat
●● Very small diamonds are called
Answer: Melee
●● How many points equal one carat?
Answer: 100
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
ALREADY GRADED A+
●● Depth
Answer: the distance from the table to the cutlet of a polished gem
●● Light carat
Answer: a trade term for a diamond that weighs between .96 and .99
carat
●● Light half
Answer: a trade term for a diamond that weighs .45 and .49 carat
●● Melee
Answer: very small faceted diamonds
●● Per-carat price
Answer: the price of a gem divided by its weight
●● Total gem weight
, Answer: the combined weight of all the stones in a piece of jewelry that
contains a variety of gems
●● Total weight
Answer: the combined weight of all the diamonds in a piece of jewelry
that only contains diamonds
●● A full-cut round brilliant diamond with a 6.50 mm girdle diameter
weights about
Answer: 1.00 ct.
●● When jewelry is sold based on the total weight of its diamonds, that
means
Answer: The weights of the diamonds are added together
●● The majority of diamonds used in jewelry weigh
Answer: Less than a carat
●● Very small diamonds are called
Answer: Melee
●● How many points equal one carat?
Answer: 100