Question 1

How is most calcite formed?

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Question 2

List the four types of matter. Then define the term mineral. How do minerals differ from other forms of matter?

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Question 3

Most natural resources are non-renewable. What does this mean?

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Question 4

What is a simple chemical test that will distinguish calcite from non-carbonate minerals?

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Question 5

The two basic types of luster are ____________________ and ____________________.

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Question 6

The two major mineral groups recognized by geologists are ____________________ and ____________________.

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Question 7

Most common minerals can be identified by using several different physical properties. One of these is the density, or ____________________, of the mineral.

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Question 8

The two factors which determine whether or not an element can substitute for another element in the composition of a mineral are the ____________________ and ____________________ of the atoms.

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Question 9

The two most common elements in Earth's crust are ____________________ and ____________________.

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Question 10

Define bonding, ionic bonding, and covalent bonding. Why is bonding important in the formation of minerals?

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Question 11

Different isotopes of the same element differ from each other in that they have different ____________________ numbers.

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Question 12

Not all rigid substances are crystalline solids; natural and manufactured glass lack the ordered arrangement of atoms and are said to be ____________________, meaning "without form."

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Question 13

List the three elementary particles found in an atom and give the electrical charge of each.

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Question 14

Minerals that possess ____________________ break, or split, along smooth planes of weakness determined by the strength of their chemical bonds. In contrast, a(n)____________________ is mineral breakage along irregular surfaces.

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Question 15

Differentiate between a resource and a reserve. Provide an example of the economic importance of this difference.

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Question 16

Cooling of molten rock material known as ____________________ is one phenomenon that accounts for the origin of minerals.

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Question 17

Carbon-12 (C¹²), carbon-13 (C¹³), and carbon-14 (C¹⁴)are all ____________________ of the ____________________ carbon.

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Question 18

How many different minerals have been identified and described?

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Quiz 3: Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

How is most calcite formed?

List the four types of matter. Then define the term mineral. How do minerals differ from other forms of matter?

Most natural resources are non-renewable. What does this mean?

What is a simple chemical test that will distinguish calcite from non-carbonate minerals?

The two basic types of luster are and .

The two major mineral groups recognized by geologists are and .

Most common minerals can be identified by using several different physical properties. One of these is the density, or ____________________, of the mineral.

The two factors which determine whether or not an element can substitute for another element in the composition of a mineral are the and of the atoms.

The two most common elements in Earth's crust are and .

Define bonding, ionic bonding, and covalent bonding. Why is bonding important in the formation of minerals?

Different isotopes of the same element differ from each other in that they have different ____________________ numbers.

Not all rigid substances are crystalline solids; natural and manufactured glass lack the ordered arrangement of atoms and are said to be ____________________, meaning "without form."

List the three elementary particles found in an atom and give the electrical charge of each.

Minerals that possess break, or split, along smooth planes of weakness determined by the strength of their chemical bonds. In contrast, a(n) is mineral breakage along irregular surfaces.

Differentiate between a resource and a reserve. Provide an example of the economic importance of this difference.

Cooling of molten rock material known as ____________________ is one phenomenon that accounts for the origin of minerals.

Carbon-12 (C¹²), carbon-13 (C¹³), and carbon-14 (C¹⁴)are all of the carbon.

How many different minerals have been identified and described?

Quiz 3: Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

How is most calcite formed?

List the four types of matter. Then define the term mineral. How do minerals differ from other forms of matter?

Most natural resources are non-renewable. What does this mean?

What is a simple chemical test that will distinguish calcite from non-carbonate minerals?

The two basic types of luster are ____________________ and ____________________.

The two major mineral groups recognized by geologists are ____________________ and ____________________.

Most common minerals can be identified by using several different physical properties. One of these is the density, or ____________________, of the mineral.

The two factors which determine whether or not an element can substitute for another element in the composition of a mineral are the ____________________ and ____________________ of the atoms.

The two most common elements in Earth's crust are ____________________ and ____________________.

Define bonding, ionic bonding, and covalent bonding. Why is bonding important in the formation of minerals?

Different isotopes of the same element differ from each other in that they have different ____________________ numbers.

Not all rigid substances are crystalline solids; natural and manufactured glass lack the ordered arrangement of atoms and are said to be ____________________, meaning "without form."

List the three elementary particles found in an atom and give the electrical charge of each.

Minerals that possess ____________________ break, or split, along smooth planes of weakness determined by the strength of their chemical bonds. In contrast, a(n)____________________ is mineral breakage along irregular surfaces.

Differentiate between a resource and a reserve. Provide an example of the economic importance of this difference.

Cooling of molten rock material known as ____________________ is one phenomenon that accounts for the origin of minerals.

Carbon-12 (C12), carbon-13 (C13), and carbon-14 (C14)are all ____________________ of the ____________________ carbon.

How many different minerals have been identified and described?

The two basic types of luster are and .

The two major mineral groups recognized by geologists are and .

The two factors which determine whether or not an element can substitute for another element in the composition of a mineral are the and of the atoms.

The two most common elements in Earth's crust are and .

Minerals that possess break, or split, along smooth planes of weakness determined by the strength of their chemical bonds. In contrast, a(n) is mineral breakage along irregular surfaces.

Carbon-12 (C¹²), carbon-13 (C¹³), and carbon-14 (C¹⁴)are all of the carbon.