Rocks And Minerals Quiz: Test! MCQ
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- 1.
What are minerals?
- A.
Is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid
- B.
Is a naturally occurring, inorganic gas
- C.
Is a naturally occurring, inorganic liquid
Correct Answer
A. Is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid -
- 2.
How do minerals form from solutions?
- A.
When elements form from a supersaturated solution
- B.
When elements desolves from unsupersaturated solution
- C.
When elements desolves in supersaturated solution
Correct Answer
C. When elements desolves in supersaturated solution -
- 3.
Minerals that contain silicon and oxygen, and usually one or more other elements, as known as?
- A.
Minerals
- B.
Silicates
- C.
Crystal
Correct Answer
B. Silicates -
- 4.
Oxides are compounds of:
- A.
Oxygen anda metal
- B.
Metal and deoxide
- C.
Deoxide and oxygen
Correct Answer
A. Oxygen anda metal -
- 5.
Carbonates are minerals composed of:
- A.
None
- B.
One metallic element
- C.
One or more metallic element
Correct Answer
C. One or more metallic element -
- 6.
What term describes igneous rocks that crystallize inside the earth?
- A.
Magma
- B.
Lava
- C.
Intrusive
Correct Answer
A. Magma -
- 7.
What magma type contains the greatest amount of sio2?
- A.
Basalitic
- B.
Rhyolitic
- C.
Andesitic
- D.
Peridotitic
Correct Answer
C. Andesitic -
- 8.
What type of ultramafic rock sometimes contains diamonds?
- A.
Pegmatite
- B.
Kimberltie
- C.
Granite
- D.
Rhyolite
Correct Answer
B. Kimberltie -
- 9.
What is the last mineral to crystallize from magma?
- A.
Biotite
- B.
Plagioclase
- C.
Olivine
- D.
Quartz
Correct Answer
B. Plagioclase -
- 10.
What are veins of extremely coarse-grained igneous rocks called?
- A.
Gabbros
- B.
Pegmatites
- C.
Layered intrusions
- D.
Crystals
Correct Answer
B. Pegmatites -
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