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Foundations Of Earth Science,
By Frederick K Lutgens Edward J. Tarbuck
9th Edition
,Table Of Content
Unit I - Earth Materials
1. Matter And Minerals
2. Rocks: Materials Of The Solid Earth
Unit Ii - Forces Within
3. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds
4. Restless Earth: Earthquakes And Mountain Building
5. Volcanoes And Other Igneous Activity
Unit Iii - Sculpting Earth's Surface
6. Landscapes Fashioned By Water
7. Glacial And Arid Landscapes
Unit Iv - Deciphering Earth's History
8. Geologic Time
Unit V - The Global Ocean
9. Oceans: The Last Frontier
10. The Restless Ocean
Unit Vi - Earth's Dynamic Atmosphere
11. Heating The Atmosphere
12. Moisture, Clouds, And Precipitation
13. The Atmosphere In Motion
14. Weather Patterns And Severe Weather
Unit Vii - Earth's Place In The Universe
15. The Nature Of The Solar System
16. Beyond Our Solar System
,Foundations Of Earth Science, 9e (Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa)
Chapter 1 Matter And Minerals
1.1 Multiple-choice questions
1) Which of the following best defines the relationship between minerals and rocks?
A) A rock has an orderly, repetitive, geometrical, internal arrangement of minerals; a mineral is a
lithified or consolidated aggregate of rocks.
B) A mineral consists of atoms arranged in a geometrically repetitive structure; in a rock, the
atoms are randomly bonded without any geometric pattern.
C) In a mineral, atoms are bonded in a regular, repetitive, internal structure; a rock is a lithified
or consolidated aggregate of mineral grains.
D) A rock consists of atoms bonded in a regular, geometrically predictable arrangement; a
mineral is a consolidated aggregate of rock particles.
Answer: c
diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g2, g7
Section: 1.1 minerals: building blocks of rocks
focus/concepts: 1.1
Esli: 1.2 earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand how our planet
works.
2) All of the atoms making up any given element have the same number of .
A) Electrons in the nucleus
B) Protons in the nucleus
C) Neutrons in the outer nuclear shell
D) Electrons in the outermost valence shell
answer: b
Diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g2
Section: 1.2 atoms: building blocks of minerals
focus/concepts: 1.2
Esli: 1.2 earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand how our planet
works.
, 3) Atoms that have an electrical charge due to a gain or loss of electrons are called .
A) Ions
B) Isotopes
C) Isochrons
D) Neutron
s answer: a
diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g2
Section: 1.3 why atoms bond
focus/concepts: 1.3
Esli: 1.2 earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand how our planet
works.
4) When in contact with hydrochloric acid, which mineral gives off bubbles of carbon dioxide
gas?
A) Quartz
B) Halite
C) Calcite
D) Fluorite
answer: c
diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g7
Section: 1.2 atoms: building blocks of minerals
focus/concepts: 1.2
Esli: 1.3 earth science investigations take many different forms.
5) The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral is known as
.
A) Cleavage
B) Luster
C) Specific gravity
D) Streak
answer: b
diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g7
Section: 1.4 properties of minerals focus/concepts:
1.4
Esli: 1.3 earth science investigations take many different forms.
Foundations Of Earth Science,
By Frederick K Lutgens Edward J. Tarbuck
9th Edition
,Table Of Content
Unit I - Earth Materials
1. Matter And Minerals
2. Rocks: Materials Of The Solid Earth
Unit Ii - Forces Within
3. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds
4. Restless Earth: Earthquakes And Mountain Building
5. Volcanoes And Other Igneous Activity
Unit Iii - Sculpting Earth's Surface
6. Landscapes Fashioned By Water
7. Glacial And Arid Landscapes
Unit Iv - Deciphering Earth's History
8. Geologic Time
Unit V - The Global Ocean
9. Oceans: The Last Frontier
10. The Restless Ocean
Unit Vi - Earth's Dynamic Atmosphere
11. Heating The Atmosphere
12. Moisture, Clouds, And Precipitation
13. The Atmosphere In Motion
14. Weather Patterns And Severe Weather
Unit Vii - Earth's Place In The Universe
15. The Nature Of The Solar System
16. Beyond Our Solar System
,Foundations Of Earth Science, 9e (Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa)
Chapter 1 Matter And Minerals
1.1 Multiple-choice questions
1) Which of the following best defines the relationship between minerals and rocks?
A) A rock has an orderly, repetitive, geometrical, internal arrangement of minerals; a mineral is a
lithified or consolidated aggregate of rocks.
B) A mineral consists of atoms arranged in a geometrically repetitive structure; in a rock, the
atoms are randomly bonded without any geometric pattern.
C) In a mineral, atoms are bonded in a regular, repetitive, internal structure; a rock is a lithified
or consolidated aggregate of mineral grains.
D) A rock consists of atoms bonded in a regular, geometrically predictable arrangement; a
mineral is a consolidated aggregate of rock particles.
Answer: c
diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g2, g7
Section: 1.1 minerals: building blocks of rocks
focus/concepts: 1.1
Esli: 1.2 earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand how our planet
works.
2) All of the atoms making up any given element have the same number of .
A) Electrons in the nucleus
B) Protons in the nucleus
C) Neutrons in the outer nuclear shell
D) Electrons in the outermost valence shell
answer: b
Diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g2
Section: 1.2 atoms: building blocks of minerals
focus/concepts: 1.2
Esli: 1.2 earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand how our planet
works.
, 3) Atoms that have an electrical charge due to a gain or loss of electrons are called .
A) Ions
B) Isotopes
C) Isochrons
D) Neutron
s answer: a
diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g2
Section: 1.3 why atoms bond
focus/concepts: 1.3
Esli: 1.2 earth scientists use a large variety of scientific principles to understand how our planet
works.
4) When in contact with hydrochloric acid, which mineral gives off bubbles of carbon dioxide
gas?
A) Quartz
B) Halite
C) Calcite
D) Fluorite
answer: c
diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g7
Section: 1.2 atoms: building blocks of minerals
focus/concepts: 1.2
Esli: 1.3 earth science investigations take many different forms.
5) The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral is known as
.
A) Cleavage
B) Luster
C) Specific gravity
D) Streak
answer: b
diff: 1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering/understanding
global sci out: g7
Section: 1.4 properties of minerals focus/concepts:
1.4
Esli: 1.3 earth science investigations take many different forms.
