Rocks and Minerals

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What is the softest mineral on Moh's hardness scale?

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Talc

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What is the difference between rocks and minerals?

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Rocks are made of minerals.

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How are Igneous rocks formed?

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Cooling of hot molten material

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What type of rock are Limestone and Sandstone?

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Sedimentary

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What type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?

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Metamorphic

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What is formed when lava cools and hardens?

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a rock

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What rock is this and how was it formed? Options: Sedimentary - from compacted sediment, Metamorphic - from heat and pressure, Igneous - from magma or lava cooling

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Igneous - from magma or lava cooling

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What type of rock is this and how was it formed? Options: Igneous - from magma or lava cooling, Metamorphic - from heat and pressure, Sedimentary - from compacted sediment

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Metamorphic - from heat and pressure

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What type of rock is this and how was it formed? Options: Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Sedimentary - from compacted sediment

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How are rocks classified? Options: by their location, by their mass, by their formation, by their age

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by their formation