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Foundations of Earth
Science, 8e Frederick
Lutgens, Edward
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Tarbuck, Dennis Tasa
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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
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Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G2, G7
ED
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 .
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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
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Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G2
D
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
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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) neutrons
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
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gas?
A) quartz
B) halite
C) calcite
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D) fluorite
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G7
ST
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
U
.
A) cleavage
B) luster
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C) specific gravity
D) streak
Answer: B
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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
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B) olivine
C) garnet
D) feldspars
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Answer: D
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G7
Section: 1.5 Mineral Groups
Focus/Concepts: 1.5
ST
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
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C) calcite
D) halite
Answer: B
D
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G7
Y
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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Test Bank for
Foundations of Earth
Science, 8e Frederick
Lutgens, Edward
M
ED
Tarbuck, Dennis Tasa
(All Chapters)
ST
U
D
Y
,MEDSTUDY.COM
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
M
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G2, G7
ED
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 .
ST
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
U
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G2
D
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
Y
planet works.
1
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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) neutrons
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
M
gas?
A) quartz
B) halite
C) calcite
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D) fluorite
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G7
ST
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
U
.
A) cleavage
B) luster
D
C) specific gravity
D) streak
Answer: B
Y
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.
2
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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
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B) olivine
C) garnet
D) feldspars
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Answer: D
Diff: 2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G7
Section: 1.5 Mineral Groups
Focus/Concepts: 1.5
ST
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
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C) calcite
D) halite
Answer: B
D
Diff: 1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Global Sci Out: G7
Y
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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