Minerals Quiz 1

What are the criteria for a substance to be considered a mineral?

• Organic, naturally occurring, liquid form, definite chemical composition

• Organic, naturally occurring, solid form, indefinite chemical composition

• Inorganic, naturally occurring, solid form, definite chemical composition

• Inorganic, artificially created, solid form, indefinite chemical composition

What is the most common type of mineral?

• Biotite

• Muscovite

• Quartz

• Feldspar

Which minerals make up 90% of the Earth's crust?

• Feldspar, quartz, muscovite, biotite, calcite, dolomite, halite, gypsum, and ferromagnesian minerals

• Quartz, orthoclase, plagioclase, muscovite, biotite, calcite, dolomite, halite, gypsum, and ferromagnesian minerals

• Quartz, orthoclase, plagioclase, muscovite, biotite, calcite, dolomite, halite, gypsum, and nonferromagnesian minerals

• Orthoclase, plagioclase, muscovite, biotite, calcite, dolomite, halite, gypsum, and ferromagnesian minerals

Which group of minerals make up 96% of the Earth's crust?

• Nonsilicate minerals

• Carbonate minerals

• Ferromagnesian minerals

• Silicate minerals

What are the two main groups of minerals?

• Silicate and nonsilicate

• Oxide and sulfide

• Silicate and carbonate

• Carbonate and oxide

Which minerals are considered nonsilicates?

• Calcite and dolomite

• Muscovite and biotite

• Hornblende and olivine

• Feldspar and quartz

What are evaporites?

• Minerals formed from magma

• Minerals formed from solutions

• Minerals formed from weathering

• Minerals formed from metamorphism

What is the most common crystal shape in nature?

• Cube

• Pyramid

• Sphere

• Silicon-oxygen tetrahedron

What is the correct term for a mineral made of only one element?

• Oxide

• Native element

• Carbonate

• Halide

Which mineral is commonly known as sodium chloride?

• Geyserite

• Gypsum

• Travertine

• Halite