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Chapter 8 Minerals
By Kathy Dozier
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This formative allows students to read the chapter in their book and comprehend the material.
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Question 1
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To be considered a mineral it must have which of the following?
A. naturally occuring, crystal structure, and definite chemical composition.
B. solid, inorganic, crystal structure and definite chemical composition.
C. soild, definite chemical composition, and inorganic.
D naturally occuring, solid, inorganic, crystal structure, definite chemical composition
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Question 2
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What does inorganic mean?
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Question 3
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Is coal a mineral? Read all the characteristics on page 291 to decide on an answer.
A. Yes
B. No
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Question 4
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Name the two elements that make up the mineral cinnabar.
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Question 10
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Which is more useful when identifying a mineral?
the minerals color
the minerals streak
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Question 16
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You find a sample of the mineral magnetite. The sample has a mass of 151.0g and a volume of 29.0 cm3. What is the density of magnetite?
5.2g/cm3
192g/cm3
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Question 17
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Breakage has 2 options. What are they?
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Question 19
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Magma below the Earth's surface cools
slowly
quickly
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Question 5
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True or False, almost all elements are compounds.
true
false
Question 6
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Complete this sentence.
Almost all pure, solid elements are
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All minerals must be able to form from ______________ processes.
organic
inorganic
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What specifically makes a process inorganic?
Question 9
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Amber is a material used in jewelry. it forms only by the process of pine tree resin hardening into stone. Is amber a mineral?
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no
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Which number on Mohs hardness scale is Topaz?
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Question 12
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Which number on Mohs hardness scale is Gypsum?
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Which number on Mohs hardness scale is Apatite?
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Question 14
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Which number on Mohs hardness scale is Diamond?
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Question 15
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Which number on Mohs hardness scale is Quartz?
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Question 18
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Which of these minerals might the United States need to import for its refrigerators?
Aluminum Gold and Tin
Iron Zinc Nickel
Aluminum Iron and Nickel
Iron Copper Gold
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Slow cooling of magma leads to what size crystals?
large
small