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SCIN100 -- Unit 1 exam with complete solutions Which common mineral is composed entirely of silicon and oxygen? - answerQuartz Opaque means - answerNo light passes through the sample Although it is relatively common, limestone is an economically important rock type because its major constituent mineral, ________, is used in the production of ________. - answercalcite, cement What is not a type of mineral habit - answerMetallic The mineral quartz ha a higher hardness than the mineral Calc...

SCIN100 -- Unit 1 exam with complete solutions Which common mineral is composed entirely of silicon and oxygen? - answerQuartz Opaque means - answerNo light passes through the sample Although it is relatively common, limestone is an economically important rock type because its major constituent mineral, ________, is used in the production of ________. - answercalcite, cement What is not a type of mineral habit - answerMetallic The mineral quartz ha a higher hardness than the mineral Calc...

SCIN100 -- Chapter 9 exam with complete solutions The famous destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii was produced by ________. a) a large cinder cone burying the city in tephra b) a composite volcano erupted lava that buried the city, fossilizing people who were overridden by the fast moving flow c) a pyroclastic eruption from a composite volcano that buried the city in ash and smothered the people living there - answerc) a pyroclastic eruption from a composite volcano that buried the c...

SCIN100 Chapter 2 Quiz Questions and Answers The basic building block of a silicate is composed of ________. - 2 oxygens and 1 silicon - 4 oxygens and 1 silicon - 3 oxygens and 1 silicon - 1 oxygen and 1 silicon - Answer-4 oxygens and 1 silicon Which of the following minerals is not a chemical compound? - halite (NaCl) - pyrite (FeS) - graphite (C) -quartz (SiO2) - Answer-graphite (C) A naturally occurring concentration of one or more metallic minerals that can be ...

SCIN100 -- Chapter 7exam with complete solutions A typical rate of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic Ocean is ________. a) 2 feet per year b) 0.1 inches per year c) 20 feet per year d) 2 centimeters per year - answerd) 2 centimeters per year New York and London are on two separate plates so the distance between the cities is ________. a) Stationary b) Increasing c) Decreasing - answerb) Increasing The ________ is an example of an active, continent-continent collision. a) Arabian Pen...

SCIN100 -- Chapter 9 exam with complete solutions The famous destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii was produced by ________. a) a large cinder cone burying the city in tephra b) a composite volcano erupted lava that buried the city, fossilizing people who were overridden by the fast moving flow c) a pyroclastic eruption from a composite volcano that buried the city in ash and smothered the people living there - answerc) a pyroclastic eruption from a composite volcano that buried the c...

SCIN100 -- Chapter 3 exam with 100% correct answers Which of the following is not a dark silicate mineral? Biotite Amphibole Quartz Pyroxene - answerQuartz The texture of an igneous rock ________. - answerrecords the rock's cooling history Limestone is formed primarily through ________. - answerbiochemical sediments secreted by marine organisms Select the coarse-grained rock which is composed mainly of quartz and potassium feldspar from the list below. Basalt Andesite Granite dio...

SCIN100 -- Chapter 8 exam with complete solutions The velocity of seismic waves generally increases with depth in the earth. - answerTrue S waves can travel through solid and liquid media. - answerFalse Structural damage from seismic vibrations would be worse ________. a) where buildings were built to code on solid rock b) where older buildings were built on a thick layer of sediment c) where the focus is about 800 kilometers below the surface d) where buildings are made mostly of wood -...

SCIN100 -- Chapter 7exam with complete solutions A typical rate of seafloor spreading in the Atlantic Ocean is ________. a) 2 feet per year b) 0.1 inches per year c) 20 feet per year d) 2 centimeters per year - answerd) 2 centimeters per year New York and London are on two separate plates so the distance between the cities is ________. a) Stationary b) Increasing c) Decreasing - answerb) Increasing The ________ is an example of an active, continent-continent collision. a) Arabian Pen...