PHYS 203 Exam 2 Questions with
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mineralogy - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of minerals
mineral - CORRECT ANSWER-any naturally occurring solid inorganic object
with a definite chemical structure
color - CORRECT ANSWER-the least reliable way to identify a mineral
streak - CORRECT ANSWER-the color of a mineral in it's powdered form
luster - CORRECT ANSWER-how a mineral reflects light
transparency, opacity, translucency - CORRECT ANSWER-how the mineral
transmits light
hardness - CORRECT ANSWER-the resistance to rubbing/scratching
tenacity - CORRECT ANSWER-resistance to breaking/deforming
mohs scale - CORRECT ANSWER-scale by which hardness is quantified
talc - CORRECT ANSWER-least hard mineral
diamond - CORRECT ANSWER-most hard mineral
,brittle - CORRECT ANSWER-tenacity that breaks easily
maleable - CORRECT ANSWER-tenacity that molds easily
tenacity - CORRECT ANSWER-does not have a scale
cleavage - CORRECT ANSWER-the crystal geometry of a mineral when broken
names of a mineral - CORRECT ANSWER-mineral name, chemical name
habit - CORRECT ANSWER-the crystal geometry formed without confinement
habit - CORRECT ANSWER-a property of minerals that is mostly not realized
cubit - CORRECT ANSWER-cleavage that is breaks at right angles
diagonal - CORRECT ANSWER-cleavage that is breaks at slanted angles
lateral - CORRECT ANSWER-cleavage that is breaks in flat sheets
equant - CORRECT ANSWER-habit where all the angles are equal
bladed - CORRECT ANSWER-habit that has blades
fibrous - CORRECT ANSWER-habit with long thin fibers
mass/volume - CORRECT ANSWER-density formula
specific gravity - CORRECT ANSWER-density of a mineral as compared to water
silicates - CORRECT ANSWER-largest group of minerals
silicone - CORRECT ANSWER-cannot form covalent bonds with itself
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, silicone oxygen tetrahedral group - CORRECT ANSWER-another name for the
silicates
SiO₄⁴⁻ - CORRECT ANSWER-chemical formula for silicone oxygen tetrahedron
olivine and garnets - CORRECT ANSWER-types of nesosilicates
nesosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-single silicone molecule
epidotes - CORRECT ANSWER-types of sorosilicates
inosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-single-chain and double-chain
single-chain inosilicates, double-chain inosilicates, phyllosilicates - CORRECT
ANSWER-intermediate silicates
nesosilicates, sorosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-dark silicates
tectosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-light silicates
quartz - CORRECT ANSWER-pure silicone and oxygen
nesosilicates, sorosilicates, single-chain inosilicates, double-chain inosilicates,
phyllosilicates, tectosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-silicates from least complex
to most complex
sulfates - CORRECT ANSWER-sulfer/oxygen tetrahedron
carbonates - CORRECT ANSWER-carbon oxygen tetrahedron
oxides - CORRECT ANSWER-metal bonds with oxygen
rust - CORRECT ANSWER-iron oxide
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mineralogy - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of minerals
mineral - CORRECT ANSWER-any naturally occurring solid inorganic object
with a definite chemical structure
color - CORRECT ANSWER-the least reliable way to identify a mineral
streak - CORRECT ANSWER-the color of a mineral in it's powdered form
luster - CORRECT ANSWER-how a mineral reflects light
transparency, opacity, translucency - CORRECT ANSWER-how the mineral
transmits light
hardness - CORRECT ANSWER-the resistance to rubbing/scratching
tenacity - CORRECT ANSWER-resistance to breaking/deforming
mohs scale - CORRECT ANSWER-scale by which hardness is quantified
talc - CORRECT ANSWER-least hard mineral
diamond - CORRECT ANSWER-most hard mineral
,brittle - CORRECT ANSWER-tenacity that breaks easily
maleable - CORRECT ANSWER-tenacity that molds easily
tenacity - CORRECT ANSWER-does not have a scale
cleavage - CORRECT ANSWER-the crystal geometry of a mineral when broken
names of a mineral - CORRECT ANSWER-mineral name, chemical name
habit - CORRECT ANSWER-the crystal geometry formed without confinement
habit - CORRECT ANSWER-a property of minerals that is mostly not realized
cubit - CORRECT ANSWER-cleavage that is breaks at right angles
diagonal - CORRECT ANSWER-cleavage that is breaks at slanted angles
lateral - CORRECT ANSWER-cleavage that is breaks in flat sheets
equant - CORRECT ANSWER-habit where all the angles are equal
bladed - CORRECT ANSWER-habit that has blades
fibrous - CORRECT ANSWER-habit with long thin fibers
mass/volume - CORRECT ANSWER-density formula
specific gravity - CORRECT ANSWER-density of a mineral as compared to water
silicates - CORRECT ANSWER-largest group of minerals
silicone - CORRECT ANSWER-cannot form covalent bonds with itself
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, silicone oxygen tetrahedral group - CORRECT ANSWER-another name for the
silicates
SiO₄⁴⁻ - CORRECT ANSWER-chemical formula for silicone oxygen tetrahedron
olivine and garnets - CORRECT ANSWER-types of nesosilicates
nesosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-single silicone molecule
epidotes - CORRECT ANSWER-types of sorosilicates
inosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-single-chain and double-chain
single-chain inosilicates, double-chain inosilicates, phyllosilicates - CORRECT
ANSWER-intermediate silicates
nesosilicates, sorosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-dark silicates
tectosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-light silicates
quartz - CORRECT ANSWER-pure silicone and oxygen
nesosilicates, sorosilicates, single-chain inosilicates, double-chain inosilicates,
phyllosilicates, tectosilicates - CORRECT ANSWER-silicates from least complex
to most complex
sulfates - CORRECT ANSWER-sulfer/oxygen tetrahedron
carbonates - CORRECT ANSWER-carbon oxygen tetrahedron
oxides - CORRECT ANSWER-metal bonds with oxygen
rust - CORRECT ANSWER-iron oxide
