Exam 2: Minerals: Building Blocks of Rocks

What physical property denotes the color of a powdered mineral?

Atoms that have an electrical charge due to a gain or loss of electrons are called ________.

What element is the most abundant in the Earth's crust by weight?

Rocks are aggregates of two or more minerals.

All silicate minerals contain which two elements?

The physical property denoting a mineral's tendency to crack along parallel, planar surfaces is known as ________.

Most minerals have a higher specific gravity than water.

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

The strong tendency of certain minerals to break along smooth, parallel planes is known as ________.

Which mineral is easily soluble in water at room temperature conditions?

All atoms of the same element have the same atomic number.

The most unreliable (variable) diagnostic property of minerals such as quartz is ________.

Which one of the following mineral groups exhibits a sheet-like silicate structure?

Which group of minerals are the most abundant in the Earth's crust?

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Mineral luster is broadly classified as either being metallic or opaque.

The central region of an atom is called the ________.

The two most abundant elements found in Earth's crust are ________ and ________.

Isotopes of the same element have the same mass number.