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1. According to Mohs' scale of hardness, which of the following is scaled the highest? apatite corundum gypsum talc |
corundum |
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4. What is the relationship between rocks and minerals? a. rocks are aggregates of one or more minerals. b. rocks are made of specific ratios of particular minerals. c. minerals are rocks that occur as regular geometric shapes d. minerals are rocks that form under certain environmental conditions. |
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Which of the following resources cannot be regenerated on a human time scale? a. biomass b. hydrothermal energy c. geothermal energy d. natural gas |
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A nuclear power company claims that it provides "clean" energy. Which statement supporting this claim is true? a. It uses renewable fuel. b. It uses no inputs of energy. c. It produces no carbon dioxide. d. It produces no harmful byproducts. |
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What force is responsible for the creation of the Milky Way galaxy? a. electromagnetic force b. strong force c. gravitational force d. weak force |
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The mineral reacts readily to cool, diluted hydrochloric acid to produce visible bubbles of carbon dioxide gas? a. Calcite b. Gypsum c. Plagioclase d. Quartz |
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What type of ore deposit where substances are concentrated by chemical precipitation from lake or sea water? a. Magmatic ore deposit b. Sedimentary ore deposit c. Hydrothermal deposit d. placer ore deposit |
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It is a portion of the Earth where water is in the solid form including sea ices, river ice, snow cover, glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets, and frozen ground. - a.Cryosphere b. Geosphere c. Lithosphere d. Asthenosphere |
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Which statement is not true for minerals? a. Minerals can be liquid, solid, or gas b. Minerals have a specific internal crystalline structure. c. Minerals have a specific and predictable chemical composition. d. Minerals can be identified by characteristic physical properties. |
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What includes the crust and the uppermost mantle? a. Asthenosphere b. Geosphere c. Hydrosphere d. Lithosphere |
lithosphere |
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Which of the following correctly explains the origin of the Solar System based on Capture or Encounter hypothesis? a. It started with a cloud of dust and gas in a state of violent disturbance. b. Acondensed solar mass star interacts with a lesser mass protostar and pulled matter from lit causing it to collapse to form planets. c. Solar system began with a slowly rotating nebula. d. Sun and planets formed from a fast rotating nebula which cooled and collapsed. |
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Which of the following statements supports the nebular theory? a. Dense clumps of matter held close together by gravity were spread around. b. The universe is expanding; the galaxies stay the same size, and only the space between the galaxies increases. c. The shift of absorption bands toward the end of the spectrum. This is where elements in the star absorb light of certain energies. d. The massive cloud of gas gradually cooled, shrank (making it spin faster), and became spherical in shape. Due to increasing speed, rings were formed around it, forming planets. |
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Which of the following statements supports the nebular theory? a. Dense clumps of matter held close together by gravity were spread around. b. The universe is expanding; the galaxies stay the same size, and only the space between the galaxies increases. c. The shift of absorption bands toward the end of the spectrum. This is where elements in the star absorb light of certain energies. d. The massive cloud of gas gradually cooled, shrank (making it spin faster), and became spherical in shape. Due to increasing speed, rings were formed around it, forming planets. |
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Which theory suggests that moons are asteroids that were attracted by the planets they surround? Capture theory Protoplanet theory Solar Nebula theory V Modern Laplacian Theory |
a. Capture Theory |
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Which of the following is the process how a placer deposit is formed? a. minerals precipitate from evaporating ocean water. b. minerals precipitate from magmatically heated water. c. minerals are deposited during metamorphic reactions. d. minerals are deposited when flowing water slows down. |
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Which of the following is the process how a placer deposit is formed? a. minerals precipitate from evaporating ocean water. b. minerals precipitate from magmatically heated water. c. minerals are deposited during metamorphic reactions. d. minerals are deposited when flowing water slows down. |
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The Earth system is essentially a closed system. Which of the following is an accurate description of a closed system? a.matters exist in a precise amount only b.everything on/in Earth is bounded by gravity c. heat energy can enter and exit freely to planet Earth d. Nnsubsystems are closely interconnected to one another |
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Which is NOT an example of a mineral? rock salt fayalite liquid mercury apatite |
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