Minerals and Rocks: Naturally Occurring Organic and Inorganic Substances

In this quiz, you will find questions related to naturally occurring substances, related to different rocks and minerals which are found in the earth’s crust, etc.

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Which one of the following is not a sedimentary rock?

Tillite Borax Breccia Marble

What is the percentage of oxygen in the earth’s crust by weight?

46.60% 27.72% 8.13% 5.00%

Which of the following is not an example of metamorphic rocks?

Slate Marble Limestone Schist

Which one of the following is the salient feature of metamorphic rocks?

Changeable Quite Crystalline Foliation

Which one of the following are the hardest minerals?

Topaz Diamond Quartz Feldspar

Which of the following is a ferrous mineral?

Copper Aluminium Iron Ore Tin

Which mineral group is abundantly found in the earth’s crust?

Mica group Felspar group Oxide group Silicate group

What is the basic source of all minerals in the earth’s crust?

Upper surface

Magma

Crust

None of them

Which one is the most important component of Quartz?

Sand

Granite

Both sand and granite

None of them

Which one is not the component of pyroxenes?

Calcium

Magnesium

Iron

Granite

Which are the major elements of Olivine?

Iron

Silica

Magnesium

All of them

The parent material of soils is derived from?

Igneous rocks

Metamorphic rocks

Sedimentary rocks

Biological action

The minerals that do not contain metal contend are known as:

Precious minerals

Ferrous minerals

Non-metallic minerals

Non-ferrous minerals

Iron is a:

Ferrous metal

Non-ferrous metal

Precious metal

Non-precious metal

What kind of color does Pyroxene consist of?

Green

Blue

Dark green to black

None of the above

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Minerals and Rocks: Naturally Occurring Organic and Inorganic Substances
Questions: 15
Contributed by:
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