User:Marshallsumter/Rocks/Quiz

Rocks is a lecture from the school of geology. It is the keynote lecture for the rocks project.

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Quiz
{Rocks are a bound aggregate of minerals with usually a large { geographic (i) } extent.
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{Yes or No, A solid, homogeneous, crystalline chemical element or compound that results from natural inorganic processes is called a mineral. + Yes - No
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{A substance that resembles a mineral but does not exhibit crystallinity? { mineraloid (i) }
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{Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals? { rock (i) }
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{Complete the text: Match up the form or type of quartz with the effect: alpha quartz - A coesite - B cristobalite - C stishovite - D seifertite - E tridymite - F 10 GPa and above 1200°C { D (i) }. 2-3 gigapascals and 700°C { B (i) }. 22-460°C tabular crystals { F (i) }. trigonal tectosilicate { A (i) }. 35 GPa to 40 GPa orthorhombic { E (i) } 1470°C cubic or tetragonal form { C (i) }.
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{A natural rocky source of chemicals from the sky to the ground may originate from what astronomical source? - Jupiter - the solar wind - the diffuse X-ray background - Mount Redoubt in Alaska + the asteroid belt - the International Space Station
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{True or False, A naturally occurring black glass is called an obsidian. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Various sciences that study rocks are which of the following? + petrology + lithology + petrography - mineralogy + geochemistry + geophysics
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{True or False, A naturally occurring, silvery-colored, metallic liquid, composed primarily of the chemical element mercury, is called mercury, or native mercury. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the type of silicate with the name: cyclosilicate - A inosilicate - B orthosilicate - C sorosilicate - D phyllosilicate - E tectosilicate - F structurally isolated double tetrahedra { D (i) }. single chain of tetrahedra { B (i) }. a continuous framework of tetrahedra { F (i) }. a ring of linked tetrahedra { A (i) }. a two-dimensional sheet of tetrahedra { E (i) } isolated tetrahedra { C (i) }.
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{Mineraloids found on Earth may be which of the following? + tektites + amber - meteorites + petroleum + obsidian + opal
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{Rocks containing large amounts of feldspar? - amphibolites + andesites - aeolianites + anorthosites - anthracites - aphanites
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{Rocks containing mostly quartz? + aplites - argillites - carbonatites + granites + quartzites - troctolites
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{Which of the following is a phenomenon associated with rocks? - one or more crystals + a large geographic extent + occurs as outcrops + often exposed by road cuts - dune sands + may be fine-grained
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{A terrestrial planet is composed primarily of? { silicate rocks|metals|silicates|rocks (i) }
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{Which of the following is not a radiation phenomenon associated with a crater? + rock strata - elongated dust particles - high albedo - olivine - Rayleighs - volcanoes
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{Phenomena that may be associated with coals? - predicting the end of the Earth + carbonized ancient plants - a hard mafic rock + having a relatively high volatile content - peridotites + shales
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{True or False, A fine-grained homogeneous rock composed of clay or ash which cleaves easily into thin layers is called a slate. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica are called? { ultramafics (i) }
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{Which geological phenomena are associated with rocks? + igneous processes + metamorphic processes + lithologic processes - water oceans - liquid lava + silicate minerals
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{Mugearite is a kind of orthoclase-bearing basalt that is made up of olivine, apatite, and? { opaque oxides (i) }
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Hypotheses

 * 1) There are rocks that contain no minerals.