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Chapter 9 Test: Mineral and Ores
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- Q1What element was really important to the Greeks and Romans who used this element for medicine or dyes? (The French thought this element was more valuable than gold.)silveraluminumplatinumgold30s
- Q2Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?naturally occurringorganic (from living or once living things made of carbon)definite chemical compositionsolid30s
- Q3Your textbook suggests that what event introduced new minerals into our world. (Maybe these minerals were there from Creation, but we just didn't find them until after things were changed.)the Flood (possibly earthquakes and volcanoes contributed to people finding new minerals, but they occurred because of the Flood)a catastrophic earthquakeLeprechauns placed them all over the earth after the first rainbow.multiple volcanic eruptions30s
- Q4Which of the following are NOT a native mineral?silversulfurgoldquartz30s
- Q5Which of the following is a chemical property of a mineral?specific gravityradioactivitycolorluster30s
- Q6Impurities can give samples of the same mineral different colors.TrueFalse30s
- Q7What is the amount and quality of light reflecting from a mineral's surface?cleavagefracturelusteracid test30s
- Q8What test or property shows the color of a mineral's powder?fracturestreak testcleavageacid test30s
- Q9Which property of a mineral describes how it splits into flat sheets or along certain planes?fracturehardnessspecific gravitycleavage30s
- Q10What is a mineral's resistance to be being scratched?cleavagefracturehardnessspecific gravity30s
- Q11What is the property of a mineral where it glows yet is not hot?flame testrefractionphosphorescenceluminescence30s
- Q12What is the scale that tells the relative hardness of a mineral?Richter scaleModified Mercalli scaleMohs' scaleDifficulty Scale30s
- Q13Native minerals may fill cracks in rocks called _______________.arteriesveinsdikessutures30s
- Q14What are mineral deposits that have been carried away by erosion and wash into nearby streams and onto beaches?placer depositserosion treasure chestsveinssedimentary ponds30s
- Q15Which of the following does NOT determine the value of a mineral?the chemical formulahow easy it is to obtain themhow they are usedhow common they are30s