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Cleavage of a mineral is related to a mineral's
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crystalline structure.
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Which symbol represents carbon?
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C
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Which symbol represents calcium?
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Ca
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Which kind of rock is formed when volcanic lava cools?
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igneous
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A student wants to study how igneous rock changes to sedimentary rock. Is this a good project if the student needs to complete the study within a month?
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No
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Sedimentary rocks are not found on the Moon because
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There is no weathering
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Rocks found on Earth are generally classified as sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous. On which basis are these classifications made?
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How The Rocks were formed
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The formation of metamorphic rocks depends on all of the following except A.the composition of the parent rocks. B.Earth's magnetic field.C.temperature. D.pressure.
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The Earth's magnetic field
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When rocks undergo weathering, they become
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Sedimentary
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Sedimentary rocks can be converted into magma by undergoing which processes?
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Heat and Pressure
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What type of rock results from the cooling of lava from a volcano?
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Igneous
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The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is the
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Atomic Mass
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Igneous rocks are classified by where they are formed. Which type forms underground?
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Intrusive
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Igneous rocks form from
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Magma
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When magma reaches Earth's surface it becomes
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Lava
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When magma reaches Earth's surface it becomes
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Lava
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Which of the following elements is part of the chemical formula for table salt? Na , Si, S or O
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Na
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How many atoms of hydrogen are in a molecule of water?
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2
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When mud and water are combined, the result is
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Mixture
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Which are the two most abundant elements dissolved in seawater?
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Na & Cl
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Which is a mineral? A.glass B.graphite C.magma D.marble
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graphite
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When an igneous rock is changed by the action of heat and pressure it becomes
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Metamorphic
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Compared to rocks in Earth's crust, rocks in the mantle are more
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dense
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Some of Earth's rocks are formed by the cooling of a molten material called
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magma
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What type of rock is sandstone?
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sedimentary
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Extrusive rocks are formed by
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Magma cooling on the Earth's surface
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A rock that contains a metal is known as
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Ore
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Rocks are affected by heat and pressure. One source of this pressure is
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The mass of overlying rock
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Water is
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a compound
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What type of rock is formed by volcanic activity?
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Igneous
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Cleavage of a mineral is related to a mineral's
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crystalline structure.
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Which symbol represents carbon?
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C
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Which symbol represents calcium?
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Ca
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Which kind of rock is formed when volcanic lava cools?
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igneous
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A student wants to study how igneous rock changes to sedimentary rock. Is this a good project if the student needs to complete the study within a month?
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No
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Sedimentary rocks are not found on the Moon because
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There is no weathering
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Rocks found on Earth are generally classified as sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous. On which basis are these classifications made?
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How The Rocks were formed
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The formation of metamorphic rocks depends on all of the following except A.the composition of the parent rocks. B.Earth's magnetic field.C.temperature. D.pressure.
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The Earth's magnetic field
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When rocks undergo weathering, they become
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Sedimentary
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Sedimentary rocks can be converted into magma by undergoing which processes?
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Heat and Pressure
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What type of rock results from the cooling of lava from a volcano?
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Igneous
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The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is the
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Atomic Mass
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Igneous rocks are classified by where they are formed. Which type forms underground?
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Intrusive
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Igneous rocks form from
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Magma
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When magma reaches Earth's surface it becomes
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Lava
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Earth's core is mainly composed of
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Iron and Nickle
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All of the formulas below represent minerals. Which one contains iron?
A. PbS B. Fe3O4 C. SiO2 D.CaF2 |
B
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Each element in the periodic table is assigned an atomic number which is the same as
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the number of protons in the atom's nucleus.
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Which is the correct symbol for the element sodium?
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Na
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Oxides are formed when oxygen combines with one other element. Which formula
A. CaCO3 B.CH3OH C. O2 D. Fe2O3 |
D
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When some chemical elements and compounds form solids from the liquid state, the atoms or molecules form a definite or molecule forms a defiinite, regular, three-dimensional pattern. Such solids are described
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crystalline
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Which mineral characteristic could be used to distinguish between talc and calcite? A. hardness B. location C. fracture D. color
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. hardness
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A mineral can be identified by breaking it and then examining the directions it broke in. This test uses the mineral characteristic called
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cleavage.
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According to Mohs' scale of hardness, your fingernail has a hardness value of about 2.5. Which two minerals could you scratch with your fingernail?
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gypsum and talc
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What term should be used to describe a mineral crystal that had all of its edges of equal length, and all of its surfaces meeting at 90° angles? A.cubic B.monoclinic C. hexagonal D.triclinic
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A
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If a mineral cools quickly it's crystals will
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Be small
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If a mineral cools slowly it's crystals will be
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Large
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Intrusive rocks have crystals that are large or small.
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Large
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Extrusive rocks have crystals that are usually
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small of none
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Cooling rate will
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determine the size of crystals
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