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Chapter 9 Test: Mineral and Ores

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  • Q1
    What 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.)
    silver
    aluminum
    platinum
    gold
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
    naturally occurring
    organic (from living or once living things made of carbon)
    definite chemical composition
    solid
    30s
  • Q3
    Your 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 earthquake
    Leprechauns placed them all over the earth after the first rainbow.
    multiple volcanic eruptions
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following are NOT a native mineral?
    silver
    sulfur
    gold
    quartz
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is a chemical property of a mineral?
    specific gravity
    radioactivity
    color
    luster
    30s
  • Q6
    Impurities can give samples of the same mineral different colors.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the amount and quality of light reflecting from a mineral's surface?
    cleavage
    fracture
    luster
    acid test
    30s
  • Q8
    What test or property shows the color of a mineral's powder?
    fracture
    streak test
    cleavage
    acid test
    30s
  • Q9
    Which property of a mineral describes how it splits into flat sheets or along certain planes?
    fracture
    hardness
    specific gravity
    cleavage
    30s
  • Q10
    What is a mineral's resistance to be being scratched?
    cleavage
    fracture
    hardness
    specific gravity
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the property of a mineral where it glows yet is not hot?
    flame test
    refraction
    phosphorescence
    luminescence
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the scale that tells the relative hardness of a mineral?
    Richter scale
    Modified Mercalli scale
    Mohs' scale
    Difficulty Scale
    30s
  • Q13
    Native minerals may fill cracks in rocks called _______________.
    arteries
    veins
    dikes
    sutures
    30s
  • Q14
    What are mineral deposits that have been carried away by erosion and wash into nearby streams and onto beaches?
    placer deposits
    erosion treasure chests
    veins
    sedimentary ponds
    30s
  • Q15
    Which of the following does NOT determine the value of a mineral?
    the chemical formula
    how easy it is to obtain them
    how they are used
    how common they are
    30s

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