1. Standardized Test Prep
Preview
Multiple Choice

2. Multiple Choice Which of the following statements is true?
Minerals are found both on and beneath Earth’s surface.
Minerals are metallic compounds of economic importance.
Minerals are limited resources easily extracted from the ground.
Minerals are unlimited resources extracted from the ground at little cost.

3. Multiple Choice Which of the following statements is true?
Minerals are found both on and beneath Earth’s surface.
Minerals are metallic compounds of economic importance.
Minerals are limited resources easily extracted from the ground.
Minerals are unlimited resources extracted from the ground at little cost.

4. Multiple Choice, continued
Which of these nonmetallic minerals has many uses in the construction industry?
gypsum
quartz
silicon
tourmaline

5. Multiple Choice, continued
Which of these nonmetallic minerals has many uses in the construction industry?
gypsum
quartz
silicon
tourmaline

6. Multiple Choice, continued
Salt is mined underground using what technique?
longwall mining
open-pit mining
solution mining
surface mining

7. Multiple Choice, continued
Salt is mined underground using what technique?
longwall mining
open-pit mining
solution mining
surface mining

8. Multiple Choice, continued
What distinguishes native elements from most other minerals?
Native elements are not compounds.
Native elements are always non-metallic.
Native elements are mined by solar evaporation.
Native elements are essentially the minerals that make up Earth’s crust.

9. Multiple Choice, continued
What distinguishes native elements from most other minerals?
Native elements are not compounds.
Native elements are always non-metallic.
Native elements are mined by solar evaporation.
Native elements are essentially the minerals that make up Earth’s crust.

10. Multiple Choice, continued
Use the table to answer questions 5 through 7.

11. Multiple Choice, continued
If a mineral sample has an adamantine luster, what test could be used to most accurately identify the specific mineral?
color
hardness
specific gravity
streak

12. Multiple Choice, continued
If a mineral sample has an adamantine luster, what test could be used to most accurately identify the specific mineral?
color
hardness
specific gravity
streak

13. Multiple Choice, continued
Using the table, what conclusion can be reached about beryl?
It is a soft mineral.
Its color varies greatly.
It has a smooth surface.
It is seven times heavier than water.

14. Multiple Choice, continued
Using the table, what conclusion can be reached about beryl?
It is a soft mineral.
Its color varies greatly.
It has a smooth surface.
It is seven times heavier than water.

15. Multiple Choice, continued
What properties can a scientist observe most easily in the field?
color and luster
hardness and streak
specific gravity and hardness
streak and specific gravity

16. Multiple Choice, continued
What properties can a scientist observe most easily in the field?
color and luster
hardness and streak
specific gravity and hardness
streak and specific gravity

17. Multiple Choice, continued
Bauxite is the major ore mineral that composes what element?
aluminum
copper
manganese
titanium

18. Multiple Choice, continued
Bauxite is the major ore mineral that composes what element?
aluminum
copper
manganese
titanium