PHSC 211 Midterm Review (Answers for
Quizzes 1-7) Questions with accurate
solutions
All |the |following |properties |of |minerals |are |used |for |identification |except |____________. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Melting |Point
Quartz |can |scratch |all |of |the |following |except |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Topaz
A |naturally |occurring |inorganic |substance |with |a |definite |chemical |composition |is |a |
____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mineral
Having |3 |planes |of |cleavage |is |an |identifying |property |of |which |mineral(s)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a. |Galena
b. |Calcite
c. |Halite
5. |Metallic |minerals |are |all |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Opaque
The |way |light |reflects |off |a |mineral's |surface |is |referred |to |as |its |____________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Luster
If |a |mineral |is |permitted |to |grow |unhindered |during |its |formation, |the |resulting |shape |will |
always |be |its |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Crystal |Form
All |magnetic |minerals |are |also |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Metallic
, The |tool |used |to |determine |the |color |of |the |powder |of |mineral |is |a |____________. |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-Streak |Plate
A |mineral |that |can |scratch |a |nail |but |that |cannot |scratch |glass |is |____________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Apatite
Which |mineral |is |metallic? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hematite
The |cubic |shape |identifies |a |mineral |that |has |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |3 |
planes |of |cleavage
b. |cleavage |planes |intersecting |at |90°
c. |an |absence |of |fracture |surfaces
The |mineral |quartz |is |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |most |abundant |mineral |in |
the |earth's |crust
A |unique |property |of |what |mineral |is |double |refraction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Calcite
The |following |statements |are |true |of |all |metallic |minerals |except |which? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-They |evidence |the |property |of |magnetism.
All |of |the |following |are |minerals |except |which? |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Coal
The |minerals |dolomite |and |calcite |are |best |distinguished |from |one |another |by |____________.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |acid |test
Gold |settles |to |the |bottom |of |a |miner's |pan |because |of |its |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High |
Specific |Gravity
Quizzes 1-7) Questions with accurate
solutions
All |the |following |properties |of |minerals |are |used |for |identification |except |____________. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Melting |Point
Quartz |can |scratch |all |of |the |following |except |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Topaz
A |naturally |occurring |inorganic |substance |with |a |definite |chemical |composition |is |a |
____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mineral
Having |3 |planes |of |cleavage |is |an |identifying |property |of |which |mineral(s)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a. |Galena
b. |Calcite
c. |Halite
5. |Metallic |minerals |are |all |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Opaque
The |way |light |reflects |off |a |mineral's |surface |is |referred |to |as |its |____________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Luster
If |a |mineral |is |permitted |to |grow |unhindered |during |its |formation, |the |resulting |shape |will |
always |be |its |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Crystal |Form
All |magnetic |minerals |are |also |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Metallic
, The |tool |used |to |determine |the |color |of |the |powder |of |mineral |is |a |____________. |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-Streak |Plate
A |mineral |that |can |scratch |a |nail |but |that |cannot |scratch |glass |is |____________. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Apatite
Which |mineral |is |metallic? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hematite
The |cubic |shape |identifies |a |mineral |that |has |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |3 |
planes |of |cleavage
b. |cleavage |planes |intersecting |at |90°
c. |an |absence |of |fracture |surfaces
The |mineral |quartz |is |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |most |abundant |mineral |in |
the |earth's |crust
A |unique |property |of |what |mineral |is |double |refraction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Calcite
The |following |statements |are |true |of |all |metallic |minerals |except |which? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-They |evidence |the |property |of |magnetism.
All |of |the |following |are |minerals |except |which? |____________. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Coal
The |minerals |dolomite |and |calcite |are |best |distinguished |from |one |another |by |____________.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |acid |test
Gold |settles |to |the |bottom |of |a |miner's |pan |because |of |its |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High |
Specific |Gravity
