Rocks, Minerals, and Resources

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What type of resource is limestone?

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Nonrenewable resource.

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What is one direct result of weathering?

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Increase in the amount of soil.

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What do weathering by wind, water, and ice produce?

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Sediment.

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Which mineral is the hardest: calcite, fluorite, gypsum, or quartz?

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Quartz.

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What is the hardness of a mineral that scratches a steel nail but does not scratch quartz?

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6 on the Mohs Hardness Scale.

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What is weathering?

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The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation.

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What is sediment?

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Small pieces of rock and minerals that are transported by wind, water, or ice.

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What is the Mohs Hardness Scale?

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A scale that ranks minerals based on their ability to scratch one another.

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What is a renewable resource?

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A resource that can be replenished naturally over time.