Quiz 1

Question 1

Which will not be one of the major sections of the material covered in this class

Answer 1

Fossils and how life on Earth has changed over time

Question 2

The Earth’s internal heat engine provides the energy for

Answer 2

Earthquakes

Question 3

The Earth’s tectonic plates are moved by convection in the

Answer 3

Mantle

Question 4

All of the Earth’s ovean floor was created in

Answer 4

mid-ocean ridges

Question 5

What feature is found when two oceanic plates converge

Answer 5

trench

Question 6

Compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is

Answer 6

less dense

Question 7

The deepest earthquakes are

Answer 7

where plates are converging

Question 8

The Himalaya mountains formed

Answer 8

as two continents collided

Question 9

A rift valley would be found where tectonic plates are

Answer 9

diverging

Question 10

The Hawaiian islands are

Answer 10

over a hot spot in the mantle

Question 11

The atomic particle with a positive electrical charge is called

Answer 11

proton

Question 12

Since the atomic number of F is 9 the isotope 19F must have

Answer 12

9 protons

Question 13

Which of the following elements would form cations

Answer 13

Iron

Question 14

The sun’s energy is produced by

Answer 14

nuclear fusion

Question 15

An amorphous solid is a

Answer 15

glass

Question 16

The type of chemical bond that is most flexible is the

Answer 16

metallic

Question 17

A mineral must be

Answer 17

solid, naturally occuring, inorganic, crystalline soild that has a specific chemical composition

Question 18

Positive ions are called

Answer 18

Cations

Question 19

Negative ions are called

Answer 19

anions

Question 20

What is a polymorph

Answer 20

different crystal structures having the same composition

Question 21

Which of the following is not a mineral

Answer 21

quartz, ice, diamond, wood, sulfur

Question 22

Which of the following is not a meneral

Answer 22

copper, oil, graphite, calcite, mica

Question 23

Metallic, glassy and dull are examples of

Answer 23

Luster

Question 24

Which property is useful in identfying almost all minerals

Answer 24

hardness

Question 25

A mineral that breaks into curved or irregular fragments is demostrating

Answer 25

fracture

Question 26

The streak of a mineral describes

Answer 26

the color of the powder left on a white plate

Question 27

Mafic minerals are rich in

Answer 27

(MaFic) iron and magnesium

Question 28

Silica tetrahedra contain a silcon atom surrounded by atoms of what element?

Answer 28

Oxygen