Minerals all around us
Which trait is not possessed by minerals?
A) have a definite chemical make up
B) form in nature
C) have a crystalline structure
D) melts at room temperature
D) melts at room temperature
Oxygen and Metals generally join to form what?
A) sulphur
B) stars
C) platinum
D) oxides
D) oxides
The worst property to identify a mineral is:
A) density
B) colour
C) chemical make up
D) streak test
B) colour
The Mohs Scale identifies hardness and tells us that:
A) all objects in the universe have one hardness.
B) Diamond is Unbreakable.
C) things lower on the scale can be scratched by things higher on the scale.
D) which mineral I like the mohs-t.
C) things lower on the scale can be scratched by things higher on the scale.
What's with all the JoJo references?
A) ダイヤモンドは砕けない!!
B) Asking about JoJo references is a JoJo reference.
C) Well, the children have to learn about JoJo someday.
D) What's a JoJo? Why would there be references?
THEY'RE ALL CORRECT.
What mineral is commonly found in sea shells?
A) iron
B) calcite
C) pyrite
D) diamond
B) calcite
A mineral found on Earth and a mineral found on the nearest star system would
A) have the same chemical make up
B) be highly radioactive
C) belong to a aggressive species of aliens
D) be quantum entangled
A) have the same chemical make up
The Mohs scale has which mineral at no. 1 and which at no. 10?
A) water and titanium
B) talc and diamonds
C) tin and adamantium
D) clay and star metal
B) talc and diamonds
Two minerals of the same type but with different appearances can be identified by:
A) their colours.
B) their stand powers.
C) by using the streak test.
D) staring at it until it confesses.
C) by using the streak test.
A) Volcanos.
B) The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
C) The moral superiority of monarchy
D) Teacher, we don't talk in class. We haven't since "the incident."
A) Volcanos.
Perfect Crystals are rare because
A) perfect is a subjective measure
B) they can only exist for a moment before collapsing in on itself
C) limited space exists, in which for them to grow
D) all crystals are perfect making none of them so
C) limited space exists, in which for them to grow
90% of the rocks in the Earth's crust are made up of:
A) Silicates
B) Oxides
C) Carbonates
D) Deoxyriboneucleic Acid
A) Silicates
When a rock breaks along its surface we call that:
A) seven years' bad luck.
B) fracture.
C) cleavage.
D) planar dislocation.
C) cleavage.
B) they give off "golden wind".
C) they can only be found on Earth.
D) they react to acids.
D) they react to acids.
What is super-cool about graphite and diamond?
A) The both share the same birthday.
B) Their temperatures.
C) They both are made up of pure carbon.
D) Wait, is this another JoJo reference!?
C) They both are made up of pure carbon.
All silicates contain
A) Carbon and Oxygen
B) Silicon and Carbon
C) Oxygen and Silicon
D) Carbon, Oxygen and Silicon
C) Oxygen and Silicon
The arrangement of atoms can cause
A) an earthquake by forcing 10,000 people to jump off a chair on the other side of the world.
B) two minerals with the same chemical make up to have different properties.
C) superpowers in people with the right genetic codes.
D) little to no practical effects.
B) two minerals with the same chemical make up to have different properties.
Compared to Diamonds, graphite is more likely to:
A) break into sheets.
B) be considered valuable.
C) give off a magnetic field.
D) Diamond and graphite are both carbon, therefore, they have the same physical properties.
A) break into sheets.
When a mineral breaks into irregular pieces, we call that:
A) fracture
B) just the way the cookie crumbles
C) half-life
D) cleavage
A) fracture
What happened 4.6 billion years ago?
A) Life emerged on the planet Earth.
B) MPOLY was made.
C) Earth acquired it's moon.
D) The Earth was formed.
Billions of years ago, Earth, along with the rest of our solar system, was entirely unrecognizable, existing only as an enormous cloud of dust and gas. Eventually, a mysterious occurrence—one that even the world’s foremost scientists have yet been unable to determine—created a disturbance in that dust cloud, setting forth a string of events that would lead to the formation of life as we know it.
How are minerals classified into groups?
A) density
B) scarcity
C) composition
D) colour
C) composition
The most common element in the Earth's crust is
A) silicon
B) oxygen
C) carbon
D) cheese
B) oxygen
If two minerals of the same size have differences in weight, we can infer a difference in:
A) specific gravity
B) eating habits
C) lustre
D) density
D) density
Which of the following has the strongest atomic structure?
A) diamond
B) graphite
C) charcoal
D) fullerene
A) diamond
A) NOPE.
B) A little.
C) Isn't this "talking about it"?
D) Ouch. Lampshaded.
A) NOPE.