ROCKS AND MINERALS

1. It is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid element or compound without a definite chemical

composition and an irregular internal crystal structure.
A. Rocks
B. Minerals
C. Crystalline materials
D. None of the above
Answer: D

2. ____ are solids in which atoms or ions are arranged in regular, repeating patterns.
A. Rocks
B. Minerals
C. Crystalline materials
D. None of the above
Answer: C

3. It is composed of silicon, aluminum, oxygen, and either potassium, calcium or sodium, or

some combination of these three
A. Clay
B. Micas
C. Feldspars
D. Ferromagnesian
Answer: C

4. What component does the Nonsilicate groups have in common?

A. Oxides
B. Anion
C. Cation
D. None of the above
Answer: B
5. These rocks don’t have visible layers or elongated grains of minerals.
A. Foliated rocks
B. Unfoliated rocks
C. Non-foliated rocks
Answer: C

6. What type of rock is formed from melting?

A. Metamorphic Rocks
B. Igneous Rocks
C. Sedimentary Rocks
Answer: B

7. These sedimentary rocks are formed by the evaporation of water.

A. Evaporites
B. Sediments
C. Precipitates
Answer: A

8. The extraction of mineral and energy resources from deep underground deposits.
SUBSURFACE MINING

9. What is the THIRD step of the mining process?

LEACHING AND ABSORPTION

10. An engineering project built for the purposes of storing the uneconomical ore and water from
the mining process.
TAILINGS STORAGE FACILITY (TSF)