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Question 1 1 / 1 pts Copper, sulfur, and gold are all minerals that are composed of a single element. Correct! True False Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT a type of mineral habit: Correct! Metallic Fibrous Prismatic Platy Question 3 1 / 1 pts The strong tendency of certain minerals to break along smooth, parallel planes is known as ________. habit

cracking luster Correct! cleavage streak Question 4 1 / 1 pts Gypsum is a common mineral used in plaster and drywall. Correct! True False Question 5 1 / 1 pts Your fingernail will scratch: Calcite Orthoclase Corundum Correct!

Talc Question 6 1 / 1 pts Angles are important when looking at which physical properties of minerals? bands of different luster Correct! cleavages color streaks conchoidal fractures Question 7 1 / 1 pts Which two elements combine to make most of the common rock forming minerals in the crust? nitrogen and oxygen carbon and oxygen silicon and nitrogen Correct! silicon and oxygen

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Question 8 1 / 1 pts The most unreliable (variable) diagnostic property of minerals such as quartz is ________. specific gravity Correct! color Habit Hardness Question 9 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT a precious gemstone? Ruby Emerald Sapphire Correct! Topaz

Question 10 1 / 1 pts The most common group of rock forming minerals is ________. the halides the sulfates Correct! the silicates carbonate Question 11 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT a type of luster: Vitreous Submetallic Correct! Transparent Dull Question 12

1 / 1 pts What mineral is the hardest known substance in nature? native gold Correct! diamond muscovite silicate Question 13 1 / 1 pts The approximate hardness of a natural fingernail is 2.5 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. Correct! True False Question 14 1 / 1 pts An atom's mass number is 13 and its atomic number is 6. How many neutrons are in its nucleus? 19

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13 Correct! 7 6 Question 15 1 / 1 pts Which of the following elements is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust? Correct! Oxygen Aluminum Iron Silicon

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