Earth Science: Earth Materials and Processes, Book F

Section 1: Minerals

Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
All minerals are __________.
A)made in a lab
B)organic solids
C)naturally occurring
D)unordered
2
An inorganic crystalline solid is formed in a lab. Why is it not a mineral?
A)It is not naturally occurring.
B)It is a crystal.
C)It is a solid.
D)It is inorganic.
3
Glass is not a crystal because __________.
A)it is a solid
B)it is transparent
C)it is not crystalline
D)it fractures
4
__________ is a solid in which the atoms are arranged in closely repeating patterns.
A)A crystal
B)A mineral
C)An element
D)An ore
5
Large crystals can form when magma __________.
A)cools slowly
B)cools quickly
C)melts
D)erupts from a volcano
6
Salt from evaporated seawater has been formed from __________.
A)solution
B)magma
C)volcanoes
D)artificial means
7
What are the two most common elements in minerals?
A)iron and oxygen
B)oxygen and sulfur
C)carbon and silicon
D)oxygen and silicon
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