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Physical Properties of Minerals and Metals
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1
What is boiling?
When solid becomes gas
When gas becomes solid
When gas becomes liquid
When liquid becomes gas
2
Which of these objects is more malleable?
A bar of gold
An aluminum baseball bat
A fishing hook
A paper clip
3
What physical property permits helium to float?
Temperature
flotability
Density
Weight
4
What is density?
The mass volume inside the mass of a substance
Unit of volume per mass of a substance
Mass and volume of a substance
Mass per unit of volume of a substance
5
Which is the most common element in the universe?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Carbon
6
What is weight?
The amount of mass in an object
Gravitational pull on the mass of an object
The number of particles in an object
The amount of matter in an object
7
Why is color not enough to classify minerals?
Because many of theme have the same color
Because they have no color
Because they are all ugly
Because they all shine too much
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What color have the metals in this Periodic Table?
Blue
Red
Yellow
9
Why is hardness an important characteristic for mineral classification?
Because every mineral has a particular hardness
Because minerals have the same hardness
Because all minerals are hard
Because all minerals are soft
10
Which element is located on the period 2, group 16, and has an atomic number of 8?
Oxygen
Selenium
Nitrogen
Carbon
11
Most nonmetals are
Solid
Gas
Liquid
Plasma
12
What is melting?
When a solid becomes liquid
When a solid becomes gas
When a gas becomes liquid
When a liquid becomes gas
13
What is the streak of a mineral?
The capacity of a mineral to paint
The color of the mineral's powder
The capacity of a mineral to be broken
The capacity of a mineral to scratch
14
What is solubility?
Ability of one material to dissolve into another
The mixture of two compounds
Only when we add sugar to water
The effect of hearing soul music
15
Most elements of the human body are _______________
Metalloids
Nonmetals
Metals
None
16
What is luster?
When we can not see through something
When we can see through something
When light hits an object
When something reflects or absorb light
17
What is Mass?
Action of gravity on an object
Amount of mass in an object
Amount of matter in an object
The force of an object
18
Which is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
Quartz
Fluorite
Topaz
19
Which properties do metalloids have in common with metals and nonmetals?
Chemical
Physical and Chemical
Physical
None
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What is the volume of an object?
The space an object occupies
The liquid inside an object
The solid inside a liquid
The water an object can drink
