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Question Which one(s) of these subatomic
particles are found in the atom nucleus? |
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A. Proton |
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B. Neutron |
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C. All of above |
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D. None of above
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Question What happen if we add one electron to
an atom?
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A. It becomes negatively charged and we call it anion |
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B. It becomes positively charged and we call it cation |
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C. It becomes positively charged and it is converted into a
cation of the next element in the periodic table |
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D. None of above
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Question What happens when we add one proton to
an atom?
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A. It becomes negatively charged and we call it anion |
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B. It becomes positively charged and we call it cation |
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C. It becomes positively charged and it is converted into a
cation of the next element in the periodic table |
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D. None of above
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Question Which bonding force is stronger? |
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A. Ionic bonding |
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B. Covalent bonding |
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C. Van der Waals |
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D. Metallic bonding
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Question Rank the following minerals by their
hardness from greatest (first) to least (last). |
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A. fluorite,gypsum,diamond |
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B. corundum, apatite, talc |
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C. talc, apatite, corundum |
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D. None of the above
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Question Why are feldspars and micas important
to the formation of rocks? |
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A. They really are not important in this regard |
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B. All of the below |
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C. These minerals weather to clays |
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D. These minerals are the principal minerals in the mantle
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Question Are the ions of the elements Cl and O
more likely to lose electrons. |
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True |
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False |
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Question The Carbonate ion, the Phosphate ion,
the Silicate ion, the Sulphide ion and the oxide ion are examples of
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cations
anions
minerals
all of the above
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Question Diagenesis, or the transformation of
sediments into sedimentary rocks, includes |
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A) Compaction |
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B) Dewatering |
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C) Cementation |
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D) All of above
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Question Voclanoes can form at ... |
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A) Convergent plate boundaries |
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B) Divergent plate boundaries |
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C)Hot spots |
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D)All of the above |
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E) Transform-fault plate boundaries
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Question Pre-existing rocks that are
transformed into new and different rocks by the action of additional
pressure and temperature at depth are called... |
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A) Igneous Rocks |
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B)Metamorphic Rocks |
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C) Sedimentary Rocks |
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D) ll of the above
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