Foundations of Earth Science Test Bank 8th Edition | Tasa, Lutgens & Tarbuck

TEST BANK
Foundations Of Earth Science 8th Edition
DENNIS G. TASA, FREDERICK K. LUTGENS, EDWARD J. TARBUCK
8th Edition

, Foundations of Earth Science, 8e
(Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa)
Chapter 1 Matter and Minerals

1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions

1) Which of the following best defines the relationship between minerals and rocks?
A) A rock has an orderly, repetitive, geometrical, internal arrangement of minerals;
a mineral is a lithified or consolidated aggregate of rocks.
B) A mineral consists of atoms arranged in a geometrically repetitive structure;
in a rock, the atoms are randomly bonded without any geometric pattern.
C) In a mineral, atoms are bonded in a regular, repetitive, internal structure; a
rock is a lithified or consolidated aggregate of mineral grains.
D) A rock consists of atoms bonded in a regular, geometrically predictable
arrangement; a mineral is a consolidated aggregate of rock particles.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering/Understanding Global Sci
Out: G2, G7
Section: 1.1 Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks
Focus/Concepts: 1.1
ESLI: 1.2 Earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand
how our planet works.

2) All of the atoms making up any given element have the same number of .
A) electrons in the nucleus
B) protons in the nucleus
C) neutrons in the outer nuclear shell
D) electrons in the outermost
valence shell Answer: B
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering/Understanding Global Sci
Out: G2
Section: 1.2 Atoms: Building Blocks of Minerals
Focus/Concepts: 1.2
ESLI: 1.2 Earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand
how our planet works.




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,3) Atoms that have an electrical charge due to a gain or loss of electrons are called
.
A) ions
B) isotopes
C) isochrons
D) neutro
ns
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering/Understanding Global Sci
Out: G2
Section: 1.3 Why Atoms Bond
Focus/Concepts: 1.3
ESLI: 1.2 Earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand
how our planet works.

4) When in contact with hydrochloric acid, which mineral gives off bubbles of
carbon dioxide gas?
A) quartz
B) halite
C) calcite
D) fluorite
Answer:
C Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering/Understanding Global Sci
Out: G7
Section: 1.2 Atoms: Building Blocks of Minerals
Focus/Concepts: 1.2
ESLI: 1.3 Earth science investigations take many different forms.

5) The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral is known
as
.
A) cleavage
B) luster
C) specific gravity
D) streak
Answer:
B Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering/Understanding Global Sci
Out: G7
Section: 1.4 Properties of Minerals
Focus/Concepts: 1.4
ESLI: 1.3 Earth science investigations take many different forms.


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, 6) Which common mineral is composed entirely of silicon and oxygen?
A) calcite
B) diamond
C) olivine
D) quartz
Answer:
D Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering/Understanding Global Sci
Out: G2
Section: 1.5 Mineral Groups
Focus/Concepts: 1.5
ESLI: 1.3 Earth science investigations take many different forms.

7) Which of the following silicate minerals is the most abundant in Earth's crust?
A) pyroxene
B) olivine
C) garnet
D) feldspar
s Answer:
D Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering/Understanding Global Sci
Out: G7
Section: 1.5 Mineral Groups
Focus/Concepts: 1.5
ESLI: 4.6 Earth materials take many different forms as they cycle through the
geosphere.

8) Which of the following minerals is a silicate (a mineral containing a silicon-bearing
ion)?
A) hematite
B) feldspar
C) calcite
D) halite
Answer:
B Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering/Understanding Global Sci
Out: G7
Section: 1.5 Mineral Groups
Focus/Concepts: 1.5
ESLI: 4.6 Earth materials take many different forms as they cycle through the
geosphere.




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