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36 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS USED INSTEAD OF LEAD IN OUR PENCILS?
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GRAPHITE
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WHAT IS THE PRIMARY COMPONENT OF PLASTER OF PARIS?
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GYPSUM
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WHAT ARE INDIAN ARROWHEADS MADE OF?
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FLINT
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WHAT MINERAL HAS THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMING LARGE CRYSTALS WHICH CLEAVE/BREAK INTO FLAT SHEETS?
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MICA
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WHAT IS THE SUBSTANCE THAT FORMS A SPECIAL KIND OF SOLID CALLED A CRYSTAL?
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A MINERAL
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AS THE GROUND WATER EVAPORATES, CRYSTALS OF THE MINERALS FORM INSIDE THE HOLE IN THE ______________.
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LIMESTONE
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ROCKLIKE OBJECT THAT LOOKS LIKE A HARD MUDBALL?
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A GEODE
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IS A GEODE HOLLOW OR SOLID
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IT CAN BE EITHER
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WHAT IS A GEMSTONE?
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A RARE, BEAUTIFUL MINERAL WHICH IS VERY HARD
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WHAT IS THE HARDEST OF ALL SUBSTANCES?
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DIAMOND
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CAN DIAMOND CUT THROUGH METAL, GLASS AND OTHER STONES?
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YES
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WHAT CAN CUT DIAMOND?
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OTHER DIAMONDS
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY MINERALS?
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MINERALOGISTS
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GEM AND A GEMSTONE?
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A GEM IS POLISHED. A GEMSTONE IS NOT.
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WHAT IS THE RAREST GEMSTONE?
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RUBIES
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WHAT GIVES QUARTZ ITS COLOR?
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IMPURITIES
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WHAT DOES MALLEABLE MEAN?
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IT CAN BE HAMMERED INTO THIN SHEETS
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DEFINE DUCTIBLE
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DRAWN INOT WIRES
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WHAT METAL IS THE BEST CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY?
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SILVER
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WHAT IS OUR MOST USEFUL METAL?
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IRON
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WHAT IS THE LIGHTWEIGHT, SILVERY COLORED METAL THAT CAN BE FORMED INTO ALMOST ANY SHAPE?
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ALUMINUM
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WHAT IS THE ONLY METAL THAT IS A LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE?
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MERCURY
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WHATS A COMMON NAME FOR MERCURY?
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QUICKSILVER
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WHAT IS A SILVERY WHITE, RADIOACTIVE METAL WHICH IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF NUCLEAR POWER?
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URANIUM
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WHAT IS THE BLACK/BROWN ROCKLIKE SUBSTANCE THAT IS FOUND IN LAYERS OF ROCK ALL OVER THE WORLD?
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COAL
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IN ITS NATURAL STATE, WHAT IS CALLED PETROLEUM OR CRUDE OIL?
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OIL
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WHAT IS A GEYSER?
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A STEAMING, VIOLENTLY EXPLOSIVE COLUMN OF WATER THAT SHOOTS MANY FEET INTO THE AIR
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WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE ROCK THAT LOOKS LIKE STONE ICICLES HANGING FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAVE?
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STALACTITES
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WHAT'S THE NAME OF STONE FORMATIONS GROWING UP FROM THE FLOOR OF THE CAVE?
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STALAGMITES
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WHAT'S IT CALLED WHEN STALAGMITES AND STALACTITES GROW TOGETHER?
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COLUMN
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WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ENJOY EXPLORING CAVES?
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SPELUNKERS
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WHAT'S THE NAME OF PRESERVED REMAINS OF PLANTS OR ANIMALS?
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FOSSILS
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WHAT IS GEOLOGY?
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THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF PLANT AND ANIMAL REMAINS THAT HAVE TURNED TO STONE?
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PETRIFIED FOSSILS
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MOLDS ARE FORMED WHEN...
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THE MUD THAT BURIES A PLANT OR ANIMAL QUICKLY HARDENS AROUND IT
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SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY FOSSILS
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PALEONTOLOGISTS
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