EAS Chapter 26 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct

EAS Chapter 26 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct 1. Which of the following is a nonmetallic mineral? A. quartz B. gold C. zinc D. lead E. none of these answer - Answer-A. quartz 2. Which characteristics of indium make it such a desirable ingredient in touchscreens and liquid crystal displays? A. hard and flexible B. high melting and boiling points C. soft and malleable D. renewable and plentiful E. all of these answers - Answer-C. soft and malleable 3. Which of the following terms is best described as a naturally occurring chemical compound that exists as a solid with a predictable, three-dimensional, repeating structure? A. metal B. rock C. element D. mineral E. ore - Answer-D. mineral 4. Metals are a critical part of nearly all electronic devices, largely because they are easy to shape and form and because of their ability to: A. emit radioactivity. B. reflect light. C. act as insulators. D. conduct electricity. E. None of these answers is correct. - Answer-D. conduct electricity. 5. Gold and silver are commonly found in which of the following products? A. electronics B. paints C. jewelry D. A, B, and C E. A and C - Answer-E. A and C 6. Which of the following is a rare earth mineral that allowed for color television in the 1960s? A. indium B. tantalum C. neodymium D. palladium E. europium - Answer-E. europium 7. Neodymium is a key ingredient in wind turbines and hybrid car batteries because of its: A. tendency to occur in concentrated deposits. B. extreme magnetic ability. C. ability to produce electric currents with very little material. D. A, B, and C E. B and C - Answer-Answer: E 10. Tectonic plates are part of which layer of Earth? A. asthenosphere B. lithosphere C. inner core D. lower mantle E. outer core - Answer-A. asthenosphere 11. is the study of Earth's structure and the processes that shape it. A. Biology B. Chemistry C. Physics D. Engineering E. Geology - Answer-E. Geology 12. A(n) is a pure chemical substance made up of one type of atom. A. deposit B. compound C. element D. ore E. rock - Answer-C. element 13. Which type of rock forms where magma emerges and cools at a plate boundary? A. igneous B. metamorphic C. sedimentary D. A, B, and C E. A and B - Answer-A. igneous 14. Which of the following leads to the formation of sedimentary rock? A. high heat and pressure B. crystallization C. melting D. weathering E. cooling - Answer-D. weathering 15. Rock is constantly made and destroyed in the process known as the: A. tectonic cycle. B. mineral cycle. C. rock cycle. D. geological cycle. E. ore cycle. - Answer-C. rock cycle. 17. When an oceanic plate meets a continental plate head-on, which of the following occurs? A. The plates move apart from one another. B. The plate edges buckle under the pressure. C. Mountains form as the two plates collide. D. A spreading ridge appears. E. The denser oceanic plate slides beneath the continental plate. - Answer-E. The denser oceanic plate slides beneath the continental plate.