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What are the two main ways that minerals are put together in rocks?


A) igneous versus metamorphic
B) igneous versus sedimentary
C) metamorphic versus sedimentary
D) crystalline versus clastic

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What is a diagnostic characteristic of a mineral used to make a cement slab in your house?


A) it is magnetic
B) it has a hardness of 7
C) it has a hardness of 1
D) it has one main direction of cleavage
E) it reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid

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What mineral test is shown in this photograph? What mineral test is shown in this photograph? A) scratch test B) effervescence C) streak D) magnetism E) specific gravity


A) scratch test
B) effervescence
C) streak
D) magnetism
E) specific gravity

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From the list provided below,choose those observations that accurately describe the mineral presented in these images.Both images show the same type of mineral. From the list provided below,choose those observations that accurately describe the mineral presented in these images.Both images show the same type of mineral. A) This mineral has a metallic luster. B) This mineral is opaque,meaning that it is not clear; light does not pass through it. C) This mineral has cleavage. D) None of these.


A) This mineral has a metallic luster.
B) This mineral is opaque,meaning that it is not clear; light does not pass through it.
C) This mineral has cleavage.
D) None of these.

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Which of these minerals could be used to make glass windows?


A) calcite
B) gypsum
C) quartz
D) hematite
E) clay minerals

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What class of mineral forms when the element O is bonded with a metal,as in the mineral hematite? What class of mineral forms when the element O is bonded with a metal,as in the mineral hematite? A) silicates B) carbonates C) oxides D) halides E) sulfides


A) silicates
B) carbonates
C) oxides
D) halides
E) sulfides

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What type of cleavage is illustrated in this figure? What type of cleavage is illustrated in this figure? A) one direction B) two perpendicular directions C) two nonperpendicular directions D) three perpendicular directions E) three nonperpendicular directions


A) one direction
B) two perpendicular directions
C) two nonperpendicular directions
D) three perpendicular directions
E) three nonperpendicular directions

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What characteristic of water helps it cause a mineral,such as halite,to dissolve?


A) the small size of the hydrogen atoms
B) the polar nature of the water molecule
C) the electronegativity of hydrogen
D) the electronegativity of oxygen
E) all of these

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Which of the following largely determines an atom's atomic weight?


A) the number of neutrons
B) the number of electrons
C) the number of electrons in the outer shell
D) the number of protons and neutrons

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In which of the following types of bonding do atoms share one or more electrons,as shown in this figure? In which of the following types of bonding do atoms share one or more electrons,as shown in this figure? A) covalent B) ionic C) metallic D) intermolecular


A) covalent
B) ionic
C) metallic
D) intermolecular

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Which of the following is generally a light-colored silicate mineral?


A) quartz
B) pyroxene
C) amphibole
D) biotite
E) all of these

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Which of the following minerals is typically green and has no cleavage?


A) muscovite
B) plagioclase feldspar
C) biotite
D) quartz
E) olivine

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What class of mineral forms when the element S is bonded with a metal,as iron in the mineral pyrite? What class of mineral forms when the element S is bonded with a metal,as iron in the mineral pyrite? A) silicates B) carbonates C) oxides D) halides E) sulfides


A) silicates
B) carbonates
C) oxides
D) halides
E) sulfides

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What type of rock is shown in this photograph? What type of rock is shown in this photograph? A) crystalline rock B) clastic rock C) rock with minerals that are too small to see D) none of these


A) crystalline rock
B) clastic rock
C) rock with minerals that are too small to see
D) none of these

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A mineral is light colored,transparent,has a hardness of seven,and fractures rather than cleaves.What minerals is it?


A) garnet
B) quartz
C) biotite
D) muscovite
E) feldspar

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What type of atom is represented by the small brown sphere in the center of this silica tetrahedron? What type of atom is represented by the small brown sphere in the center of this silica tetrahedron? A) aluminum B) silicon C) iron D) chlorine E) sulfur


A) aluminum
B) silicon
C) iron
D) chlorine
E) sulfur

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Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the granite shown in this photograph? Which layer in the earth has a composition similar to the granite shown in this photograph? A) continental crust B) oceanic crust C) mantle D) core


A) continental crust
B) oceanic crust
C) mantle
D) core

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In this part of the Periodic Table,what type of elements are in the group that includes elements C,O,and S? In this part of the Periodic Table,what type of elements are in the group that includes elements C,O,and S? A) metals B) nonmetals C) noble gases D) silicates


A) metals
B) nonmetals
C) noble gases
D) silicates

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Which of the following is NOT a major class of rock-forming minerals?


A) silicates
B) carbonates
C) oxides
D) argonites

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Which of the following is a silicate mineral?


A) hematite
B) pyrite
C) gypsum
D) calcite
E) garnet

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