Reading Passage Minerals Quiz

11 Questions | By Regailia | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 161

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1.

What are minerals?
- A.
  
  Natural solids
- B.
  
  Compounds found in the Earth's crust
- C.
  
  Organic substances
- D.
  
  Exactly two of the above
2.

Approximately how many minerals are there?
- A.
  
  2500
- B.
  
  100
- C.
  
  1000
- D.
  
  2000
3.

Minerals differ from each other in
- A.
  
  Size, shape, composition and colour
- B.
  
  Size, shape, density and smell
- C.
  
  Size, shape, texture and transparency
- D.
  
  How they are manfactured
4.

All minerals must
- A.
  
  Be made up of indefinite proportion of elements
- B.
  
  Be derived from organic materials
- C.
  
  Occur naturally
- D.
  
  Exactly two of the above
5.

All minearls have _____ things in common
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  6
- D.
  
  8
6.

Each mineral must be made up of
- A.
  
  Key elements
- B.
  
  Dense materials
- C.
  
  Chemically bound compounds
- D.
  
  Metallic materials
7.

An example of minerals is
- A.
  
  Brick
- B.
  
  Glass
- C.
  
  Gold
- D.
  
  Coal
8.

Each mineral must be
- A.
  
  Organic
- B.
  
  Inorganic
- C.
  
  Solid
- D.
  
  Exacty two of the above
9.

Crystals are
- A.
  
  Rocks containing gems
- B.
  
  One of the required forms of minerals
- C.
  
  Solids whose particles have a non-repeating pattern
- D.
  
  Rare and valuable
10.

Minerals are solids with crystal form found in the Earth's crust.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False, they do not always have crystal form
- C.
  
  False, they are found in the ocean
- D.
  
  False, they can be aqueous
11.

How many questions above were answered using prior knowledge?
- A.
  
  1-2 questions
- B.
  
  3-4 questions
- C.
  
  5-6 questions
- D.
  
  More than 7 questions