Statistics for Geology A-Z

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	Description	Answer	% Correct
D	Hardest known mineral	Diamond	96%
E	What the root word "geo" means in geology	Earth	87%
I	Nonsilicates are divided by their negatively charged ______	Ions	85%
S	One of three rock types	Sedimentary	85%
Q	Citrine is a variety of this mineral	Quartz	80%
K	Country in East Africa with a rift valley	Kenya	78%
B	Makes up more than 90% of all volcanic rocks	Basalt	77%
R	Corundum's two gemstones: sapphire and _____	Ruby	74%
L	Rock that reacts with HCL (hydrochloric acid)	Limestone	68%
Y	What the Earth has 4.5 billion of	Years	67%
M	Era after the Paleozoic	Mesozoic	66%
G	What obsidian is made of	Glass	65%
P	Country ranking in the top 10 leading producers of gold	Peru	59%
C	Type of boundary where subduction occurs	Convergent	53%
H	Mineral with a iconic, rust red streak	Hematite	41%
X	Rock fragment trapped in another rock	Xenolith	37%
O	Amber, coal, and chalk are these rocks	Organic	32%
V	Nyamuragira is a famous one of these	Volcano	31%
N	Silver, copper, and sulfur are examples of ____ element minerals	Native	27%
T	Halite's distinctive feature	Taste	27%
J	"Dalmatian ______"	Jasper	22%
A	Commonest pyroxene mineral	Augite	21%
W	Last name of the "continental drift" theorist	Wegener	21%
Z	Fake diamond	Zirconia	19%
F	Other name for dark silicates. Think Fe plus Mg	Ferromagnesium	12%
U	Mineral that contains a radioactive element used in Fat Man	Uraninite	7%