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Physical Properties of Minerals and Metals
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What is the volume of an object?
The space an object occupies
The water an object can drink
The solid inside a liquid
The liquid inside an object
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What is Mass?
Amount of matter in an object
The force of an object
Action of gravity on an object
Amount of mass in an object
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What color have the metals in this Periodic Table?
Yellow
Red
Blue
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What is melting?
When a gas becomes liquid
When a solid becomes gas
When a liquid becomes gas
When a solid becomes liquid
5
Which element is located on the period 2, group 16, and has an atomic number of 8?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Selenium
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Which is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
Quartz
Topaz
Fluorite
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Which is the most common element in the universe?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Hydrogen
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Which of these objects is more malleable?
An aluminum baseball bat
A bar of gold
A fishing hook
A paper clip
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Which properties do metalloids have in common with metals and nonmetals?
None
Physical
Chemical
Physical and Chemical
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What physical property permits helium to float?
Density
Temperature
flotability
Weight
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Why is color not enough to classify minerals?
Because they all shine too much
Because many of theme have the same color
Because they have no color
Because they are all ugly
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Most elements of the human body are _______________
None
Nonmetals
Metals
Metalloids
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What is solubility?
Only when we add sugar to water
The effect of hearing soul music
Ability of one material to dissolve into another
The mixture of two compounds
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What is boiling?
When gas becomes solid
When gas becomes liquid
When solid becomes gas
When liquid becomes gas
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What is weight?
The amount of matter in an object
The amount of mass in an object
The number of particles in an object
Gravitational pull on the mass of an object
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Most nonmetals are
Plasma
Liquid
Gas
Solid
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Why is hardness an important characteristic for mineral classification?
Because minerals have the same hardness
Because all minerals are hard
Because every mineral has a particular hardness
Because all minerals are soft
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What is density?
Mass per unit of volume of a substance
Unit of volume per mass of a substance
The mass volume inside the mass of a substance
Mass and volume of a substance
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What is luster?
When we can see through something
When we can not see through something
When light hits an object
When something reflects or absorb light
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What is the streak of a mineral?
The color of the mineral's powder
The capacity of a mineral to paint
The capacity of a mineral to be broken
The capacity of a mineral to scratch
