Unit 22 | Student Practice Quizzes | Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition

Question 1:

The most basic substances, which cannot be broken down further, are ________.
a) compounds
b) minerals
c) elements
d) rocks
e) primary chemicals

Question 2:

Rocks are composed of ________.
a) mineral assemblages
b) graphite
c) gases
d) silicates only
e) laccoliths

Question 3:

Which of the following is not an identifying property of a mineral?
a) Chemical composition
b) Hardness
c) Fracture
d) Exfoliation
e) Lustre

Question 4:

All of the following landforms result from igneous rocks, except ________.
a) mesa
b) dike
c) Mount St Helens
d) volcano
e) river bed

Question 5:

Which of the following is not a discordant intrusion?
a) Batholith
b) Laccolith
c) Dike
d) Stock
e) Pluton

Question 6:

Which rock type is the result of the cooling and solidification of rock and mineral fragments?
a) Sedimentary rock
b) Igneous rock
c) Metamorphic rock
d) Magma
e) Granite

Question 7:

Matter is made up of how many naturally occurring elements?
a) 90
b) 91
c) 92
d) 93
e) 94

Question 8:

Elements consist of atoms. Which of the following is not contained in an atom?
a) Proton
b) Neutron
c) Electron
d) Photon

Question 9:

The mineral diamond is pure ________.
a) graphite
b) carbon
c) silica
d) coal
e) iron

Question 10:

Measuring the ________ of the crystal form of a mineral can reveal weakness in its crystalline structure.
a) hardness
b) cleavage
c) colour
d) lustre
e) clarity

Question 11:

A mineral’s streak can help determine the mineral’s ________.
a) hardness
b) cleavage
c) colour
d) lustre
e) clarity

Question 12:

Pyrite is also known as ________.
a) fool’s gold
b) fool’s diamond
c) false gold
d) false diamond
e) carbon

Question 13:

Which of the following is not considered to be a natural element?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Platinum
d) Antimony
e) Cadmium

Question 14:

Which of the following is not a process that produces sedimentary rocks?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Transport
d) Deposition
e) Melting

Question 15:

The tendancy for rocks to develop parallel sets of fractures is called ________.
a) exfoliation
b) spalling
c) etchplanation
d) jointing
e) silling

Question 16:

Metamorphic rocks are existing rocks that have been modified by heat and pressure.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

The sulfate minerals all contain sulfur and oxygen.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

A mineral is a naturally occurring organic compound.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

The hardest mineral is quartz.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

The natural elements include gold and carbon.
a) True
b) False

Question 21:

Igneous rocks are a result of cooling molten rock.
a) True
b) False

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