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General Review for Final ~ Geology Part 1

Quiz by Chrissy Baldwin

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  • Q1
    Which of the mineral properties listed includes the descriptions conchoidal, splintery, and irregular?
    Streak
    Cleavage
    Fracture
    Luster
    30s
  • Q2
    The most easily observed but least useful property for mineral identification is
    Streak
    Color
    Hardness
    Luster
    30s
  • Q3
    A property that cannot be determined by just looking at the mineral is
    Color
    Crystal Shape
    Hardness
    Luster
    30s
  • Q4
    How does the rate of cooling affect the size of mineral crystals?
    The rate of cooling does not affect the size of mineral crystals.
    A slow rate of cooling results in the formation of very small crystals.
    A fast rate of cooling results in the formation of very large crystals.
    Large, well-formed minerals are the result of a slow rate of cooling.
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following properties is NOT usually used to describe minerals?
    Streak
    Magnetism
    Hardness
    Luster
    30s
  • Q6
    Water, in its liquid form, is one of the most common substances on Earth, yet it is not a mineral. Why?
    It is a liquid.
    It covers nearly three-quarters of Earth.
    It cannot be made in laboratories.
    It is made of two gases: hydrogen and oxygen.
    30s
  • Q7
    The tendency of a mineral to split easily or to separate along flat surfaces is called
    Cleavage
    Luster
    Metallic
    Fracture
    30s
  • Q8
    The _____ of a mineral is the color of its powder on a piece of unglazed tile.
    Streak
    Luster
    Cleavage
    Hardness
    30s
  • Q9
    A collector of minerals would want a sample of _____.
    Pearl
    Salt
    Wood
    Coal
    30s
  • Q10
    The way a mineral shines in reflected sunlight is called
    Luster
    Metallic
    Pretty
    Specific Gravity
    30s
  • Q11
    The largest group of rock-forming minerals is
    Iron Oxides
    Silicates
    Carbonates
    Sulfides
    30s
  • Q12
    ___ is an example of luster.
    Splintery
    Quartz
    Galena
    Earthy
    30s
  • Q13
    ____ is NOT an example of a nonmetallic luster.
    Earthy
    Greasy
    Waxy
    Metallic
    30s
  • Q14
    Minerals are composed of one or more _____.
    Rocks
    Structures
    Colors
    Elements
    30s
  • Q15
    All rocks contain
    minerals
    sand
    fossils
    magma
    30s

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