Minerals & Rocks Chapter Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What is another name for halite?

Table salt

Mica

Limestone

Granite

Which of the following minerals is composed of sheeted tetrahedra?

Micas

Feldspar

Pyroxene

Quartz

Consider a sample with a mass of 250 grams. Calculate the density of the sample if it displaces 100 cc of water.

2.5 g/cc

25 g/cc

25000 g/cc

7.5 g/cc

If you found a rock that appeared to have been formed directly from volcanic activity, how would you classify it?

Igneous rock.

Sedimentary rock.

Volcanic rock.

Metamorphic rock.

Gold has a shiny appearance and is said to have a _____ luster.

metallic

pearly

glassy

silky

Which type of tenacity refers to the ability of a mineral to resume its original form when a stress is removed?

Elastic

Fibrous

Malleable

Sectile

Iron pyrite is sometimes referred to as fool's gold. It has a cubic shape. What type of crystal habit is this?

Cubic

Prismatic

Dodecahedral

Octahedral

Hematite has the appearance of a cluster of grapes. Which type of habit does this represent?

Botryoidal

Geometric

Prismatic

Polygonal

When a parent rock is changed due to high pressure or temperature, which type of rock is formed?

Metamorphic

Sedimentary

Extrusive igneous

Intrusive igneous

Which of the following is a key difference between detrital and chemical sedimentary rocks?

Chemical sedimentary rock is formed from dissolved material.

Detrital sedimentary rock is formed beneath the earth crust

Detrital sedimentary rock is formed at the surface of Earth

Chemical sedimentary rock is formed from solid pieces of roc

Which of the following substances is inorganic?

Rock

Bone

Leaves

Wood

Which of the following is NOT a rock?

Diamond

Granite

Sandstone

Limestone

Which of the following is NOT a non-silicate mineral?

Mica

Sodium chloride

Calcium sulfate

Halite

What were limestone deposits in Kansas made from?

Sediments

Compressed fossils

Evaporated sea water

Cooled molten rock

Silicate X has a three-dimensional arrangement of tetrahedra. It is part of a group that can be held together by various cations and is named for the specific cation present. Silicate X is an example of a/an _____.

Feldspar

Olivine

Amphibole

Quartz

How is the olivine group of silicates different from quartz?

the olivine group of silicates forms deeper in the earth.

The olivine group of silicate is more abundant

Quartz contains cations;

Quartz forms under high pressure and high temperature;

Which of the following minerals has the greatest density?

Platinum

Graphite

Gold

Galena

Consider a specimen that has a mass of 20 grams. Calculate its specific gravity if the same volume of water has a mass of 5 grams.

4

100

100 grams/cc

4 grams/cc

If you wanted to collect sedimentary rocks, what sort of characteristics would you look for in a rock's composition?

Rock made from eroded material broken off

Rock that includes sparkly crystals

Rock that has been transformed into new

Rock that formed from magma or lava

Rocks that are transformed into different rocks under intense heat and pressure are known as _____.

metamorphic rocks

igneous rocks

volcanic rocks

sedimentary rocks

The appearance of a mineral in its powdered form that can also be used to distinguish it from another mineral is referred to as the mineral's _____.

streak

gravity

color

luster

Minerals that are impenetrable to light are referred to as _____.

opaque

graphite

transparent

translucent

Why are some drill bits tipped with diamonds?

Diamond is the hardest natural mineral.

Diamonds are affordable compared to other materials

Diamond is the most malleable substance

Diamonds exhibit cleavage and as a result can drill hard.

What type of fracture does quartz exhibit?

Conchoidal

Earthy

Perfect

Fibrous

The unique arrangement of atoms present in diamonds represents an important distinction from _____

graphite

rocks

olivines

non-silicates

Which of the following has its own chemical formula?

A mineral.

None of these answers are correct.

Both rocks and minerals.

A rock.

Which of the following statements is true regarding sedimentary rocks?

All of these statements are true.

Sandstone is a common example of sedimentary rock.

Sedimentary rocks are considered secondary rocks.

Weathered particles can over time form a sedimentary rock.

Conchoidal, earthy, and irregular refer to fractures found in _____.

minerals

cleavages

non-silicates

silicates

Halides, carbonates, and sulfates are all examples of _____.

non-silicates

silicates

sedimentary rocks

olivines

Which of the following would be MOST likely classified as an olivine?

A yellow gemstone with nonmetallic luster.

A colorless mineral with a white streak.

A dense metamorphic rock, which is red in color

A purple diamond with metallic luster.