MCA Review, Earth Science

What term describes the way a mineral reflects light?

• Texture

• Luster

• Fracture

• Crystal

Which term is defined as a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, crystalline substance with a fixed structure and chemical composition?

• Mineral

• Hardness

• Texture

• Crystal

What does the term 'fracture' refer to in the context of minerals?

• The roughness/smoothness of a mineral's surface

• The way a mineral reflects light

• The tendency for minerals to break in irregular ways

• The measure of resistance a mineral has to being scratched

What does 'hardness' measure in a mineral?

• The roughness/smoothness of its surface

• The way it reflects light

• Its tendency to break in irregular ways

• Its resistance to being scratched or broken

Which term is used to describe a solid material where the atoms are arranged in a highly repeating pattern (lattice)?

• Texture

• Luster

• Fracture

• Crystal

Which symbol is used to represent high atmospheric pressure on a weather map?

• L

• H

• Triangle

• Circle

What does the symbol consisting of a line with alternating semi-circles and triangles represent?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

What is depicted by the symbol that includes both blue triangles and red semi-circles on the same line?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

Which weather front is depicted as a line with semicircles on one side?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

Identify the front that is shown as a line with triangles on one side.

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front