Chapter 2# Minerals

Question 1

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

What is a mineral's streak?

Accepted Answer

The color of the mineral in powder form.

Question 3

A mineral breaks like a piece of glass. What describes the breakage?

Accepted Answer

Fracture

Question 4

Compounds contain two or more...

Accepted Answer

elements, chemically combined.

Question 5

What motorcycle does Mr. Valuch drive?

Accepted Answer

BMW 75/6

Question 6

Mass numbers represent the number of neutrons only, in an atom's nucleus.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Electrons are located in energy rings.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Atomic numbers represent the amount of Protons and Neutrons in an atom's nucleus.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

When Na and Cl combine, why are they written as Na+ and Cl-?

Accepted Answer

Chloride gains an electron.

Question 10

The most common group of minerals is the group.

Accepted Answer

silicate

Question 11

Elements in a compound held together by forces are called...

Accepted Answer

chemical bonds

Question 12

The Mohs scale measures

Accepted Answer

the hardness

Question 13

Which of these is a mineral?

Accepted Answer

diamond

Question 14

Substances that are dissolved in water and react to form new minerals when the water evaporates

Accepted Answer

precipitation

Question 15

Which identification method is the least trustworthy when identifying minerals?

Accepted Answer

Color

Question 16

Measure of how much a mineral resists scratching

Accepted Answer

hardness

Question 17

Si and O atoms can combine to form what basic structure?

Accepted Answer

silicon-oxygen tetrahedron

Question 18

An element is a substance that

Accepted Answer

cannot be broken down into simpler substances.

Question 19

An element, which combines to make up minerals, cannot be broken down into simpler substances.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Minerals?

Accepted Answer

orderly, non-crystalline, in structure

Question 21

Halite belongs to the sulfates and sulfides group.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

A(n) (what) has the same number of protons, but different numbers of electrons and neutrons.

Accepted Answer

isotope

Question 23

A mineral CANNOT be...(might be tricky)

Accepted Answer

formed from once-living material.

Question 24

Examples include quartz, copper, fluorite, and talc

Accepted Answer

minerals

Question 25

What is the difference between C-12 and C-13?

Accepted Answer

different # of neutrons

Question 26

The properties of a mineral depend on the (what) that compose it and its (what).

Accepted Answer

elements, structure

Chapter 2# Minerals

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Chapter 2# Minerals

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