1. CHAPTER 3 MATTER AND MINERALS READING QUIZ #3 – 12 QUESTIONS

2. 1. Only ____ elements make up the vast majority of the rock forming minerals and represent more than 98% of the continental crust. 3.5

3. 2. Those elements are: ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____

4. 3.6 3. Silicates are the most common mineral group and always contain ____________ and ___________, which are the most common elements in Earth’s crust.

5. 3.6 4. All silicate minerals have the same fundamental building block, the ____________-___________ ________________.

6. 3.6 5. Independent silicon-oxygen tetrahedra can bond to form many differently shaped structures, including ________________, ________________, ________________, and ________________.

7. 3.7 6. Light silicates are referred to as ________________ minerals while dark silicates are referred to as ________________ minerals.

8. 3.7 7. The term ferromagnesian refers to the elements _______ and ______________ being included in the chemical formula of silicate minerals.

9. 3.8 8. List the five common nonsilicate mineral groups.

10. 3.8 9. A native mineral consists of how many elements?

11. 3.9 10. Resources classified as ____________ can be replenished over a relatively short time span. Resources that can not be replenished in a short time span are classified as ________________.

12. 3.9 11. An ____ _________ is a naturally occurring concentration of one or more metallic minerals that can be extracted economically.

13. 1.Only ____ elements make up the vast majority of the rock forming minerals and represent more than 98% of the continental crust. 2.Those elements are: ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____ 3.Silicates are the most common mineral group and always contain ____________ and ___________, which are the most common elements in Earth’s crust. 4.All silicate minerals have the same fundamental building block, the ____________-___________ ________________. 5.Independent silicon-oxygen tetrahedra can bond to form many differently shaped structures, including ________________, ________________, ________________, and ________________.

14. 6.Light silicates are referred to as ________________ minerals while dark silicates are referred to as ________________ minerals. 7.The term ferromagnesian refers to the elements _______ and ______________ being included in the chemical formula of silicate minerals. 8.List the five common nonsilicate mineral groups. 9.A native mineral consists of how many elements? 10.Resources classified as ____________ can be replenished over a relatively short time span. Resources that can not be replenished in a short time span are classified as ________________. 11.An ____ _________ is a naturally occurring concentration of one or more metallic minerals that can be extracted economically.