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Chapter 02 - Rocks and Minerals-A First Look
Chapter 02
Rocks and Minerals-A First Look
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A mineral is
A. A naturally occurring, crystalline, solid chemical element or compound with a definite or
range of composition.
B. Possibly an organic chemical compound.
C. Necessarily inorganic.
D. Both a and c provide the correct definition.
2. An atom that has 20 protons and 20 neutrons in its nucleus has this atomic number
A. 20.
B. 40.
C. 400.
D. Cannot determine because not enough information is given.
3. Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are ___________ of
that element.
A. Ions
B. Isotopes
C. Electrons
D. Atomic numbers
4. Which of the following physical properties are unreliable and not unique to a particular
mineral and so must be used only cautiously when identifying minerals in the absence of
scientific instruments?
A. Hardness
B. Cleavage
C. Density
D. Color
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5. The internal regular arrangement of ions or atoms in a material makes it
A. Amorphous.
B. Non-crystalline.
C. Crystalline.
D. None of the options are correct.
6. Which of the following is not a mineral?
A. Quartz
B. Mica
C. Ice
D. Sugar
7. The most common minerals in the crust are
A. Carbonates.
B. Silicates.
C. Sulfates.
D. Sulfides.
8. Silicates rich in iron and/or magnesium are termed
A. Cations.
B. Feldspars.
C. Ferromagnesian.
D. Magnetite.
9. Which of the following is a silicate mineral?
A. Galena
B. Calcite
C. Muscovite
D. Pyrite
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10. Expansive clays
A. Expand when wet, shrink when dried out.
B. Make a good building foundation because they mold to the structure.
C. Are economically useful sulfide minerals.
D. All of the choices are correct.
11. Native elements are those elements that
A. Do not have more than one isotope.
B. Are all those found naturally in the earth.
C. Are common in rocks of the United States.
D. Occur as minerals consisting of a single element.
12. Which of the following are minerals that comprise a native element
A. Sulfur.
B. Diamond.
C. Graphite.
D. All of the choices are correct.
13. Which of the following is not a member of the silicate group of minerals?
A. Quartz
B. Feldspar
C. Mica
D. Diamond
14. Which of the following is a member of the sulfide mineral group?
A. Calcite
B. Pyrite
C. Gypsum
D. Mica
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,Environmental Geology 10th Edition Montgomery Test Bank
Chapter 02 - Rocks and Minerals-A First Look
Chapter 02
Rocks and Minerals-A First Look
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A mineral is
A. A naturally occurring, crystalline, solid chemical element or compound with a definite or
range of composition.
B. Possibly an organic chemical compound.
C. Necessarily inorganic.
D. Both a and c provide the correct definition.
2. An atom that has 20 protons and 20 neutrons in its nucleus has this atomic number
A. 20.
B. 40.
C. 400.
D. Cannot determine because not enough information is given.
3. Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are ___________ of
that element.
A. Ions
B. Isotopes
C. Electrons
D. Atomic numbers
4. Which of the following physical properties are unreliable and not unique to a particular
mineral and so must be used only cautiously when identifying minerals in the absence of
scientific instruments?
A. Hardness
B. Cleavage
C. Density
D. Color
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5. The internal regular arrangement of ions or atoms in a material makes it
A. Amorphous.
B. Non-crystalline.
C. Crystalline.
D. None of the options are correct.
6. Which of the following is not a mineral?
A. Quartz
B. Mica
C. Ice
D. Sugar
7. The most common minerals in the crust are
A. Carbonates.
B. Silicates.
C. Sulfates.
D. Sulfides.
8. Silicates rich in iron and/or magnesium are termed
A. Cations.
B. Feldspars.
C. Ferromagnesian.
D. Magnetite.
9. Which of the following is a silicate mineral?
A. Galena
B. Calcite
C. Muscovite
D. Pyrite
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10. Expansive clays
A. Expand when wet, shrink when dried out.
B. Make a good building foundation because they mold to the structure.
C. Are economically useful sulfide minerals.
D. All of the choices are correct.
11. Native elements are those elements that
A. Do not have more than one isotope.
B. Are all those found naturally in the earth.
C. Are common in rocks of the United States.
D. Occur as minerals consisting of a single element.
12. Which of the following are minerals that comprise a native element
A. Sulfur.
B. Diamond.
C. Graphite.
D. All of the choices are correct.
13. Which of the following is not a member of the silicate group of minerals?
A. Quartz
B. Feldspar
C. Mica
D. Diamond
14. Which of the following is a member of the sulfide mineral group?
A. Calcite
B. Pyrite
C. Gypsum
D. Mica
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