Sample test questions
Mineralogy
1. Name and define each of the 6 crystal systems in terms of their axial lengths and angles between them.
2. W.H. and W.L. ____________________, a father and son team won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1915 for publishing the first crystal structure determinations using x-ray diffraction equipment
3. List 3 of the 5 major evaluation properties of minerals that require simple testing equipment.
4. Which element is the most common in the Earth’s crust?
5. From the list below, which element is believed to be the least abundant in the Earth’s composition as a whole?
6. (True/False) The nucleus of an atom is composed of Protons and Electrons.
7. Illustrate Bohr’s model of the atom. Include the orbits and the energy levels or shells.
8. Elements that gives up electrons or are electron donors are metals, also known as a ___________.
9. The sharing of electrons, where an electron is in the outer orbital of both atoms is called:
10. (True/False) Ionic Bonding is stronger than covalent bonding due to the electrostatic bond between a positively charged cation to a negatively charged anion.
11. (True/False) Crystals can have more than one bond type.