EARTHs Structure / Minerals

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What do we call the center of the Earth?

• Mantle
• Crust
• Apple
• Core

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Which is the coolest part of the planet?

• inner core
• outer core
• mantle
• crust

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Which of these layers is the largest?

• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• outer core
• mantle

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Which layer represents the lithosphere?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Hot melted rock under the surface of the earth is called

• core

• magma

• erosion

• lava

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Magma that flows out onto the surface of the earth is

• magma

• mantle

• lava

• sediment

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Small bits of weathered rock are

• erosion

• crust

• sediment

• soil

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The movement of sediment from one place to another is

• weathering

• crust

• soil

• erosion

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What is weathering...

• The movement of sediment

• The wearing down of rocks

• the dropping or settling of eroded materials

• how minerals reflect light

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What is erosion

• a nonliving solid

• a element

• the movement of sediment from one place to another

• broken sides are smooth and straight

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Igneous rocks are formed by...

• layers of broken sediment

• heat and preassure

• hot lava cools and harden

• elements

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Sedimentary rock is formed through...

• pressure applied to sediment

• when magma cools and hardens

• crystals

• wind erosion

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What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

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The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• melting and cooling
• weathering and erosion

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_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

• Solid

• Inorganic

• Hardness

• Formed in Nature

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Which of the following would be the best description of the mineral property called luster?

• A minerals resistance to being scratched.

• The color a mineral gives off.

• How a mineral reflects light.

• Observing the color of the powder left behind when scraping across a surface.

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The atoms within a mineral are arranged in an orderly, repeating three-dimensional pattern. Which of the characteristics of minerals does this statement describe?

• Solid          

• Inorganic

• Crystal Structure

• Made In Nature

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My teacher mentioned that in order for a substance to be a mineral, it has to be _____ or nonliving.

• Inorganic   

• Organic

• Mixture

• Liquid

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In the lab, a student wants to identify two different minerals. So, she takes them and scrapes them across a plate to see the color of the powder they leave behind. What property of minerals is she testing?

• Color   

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

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A measure of a mineral's resistance to scratching. This is measured by scratching it against another substance of known hardness on the Mohs Hardness Scale.

• Color     

• Hardness

• Luster

• Streak

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Which statement is the best example of the mineral property of cleavage?  

• The mineral broke and had jagged edges.     

• The mineral broke and had flat edges.

•   Minerals never break

• All are correct

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Each element is made up of only one type of______.

• Atom        

• Element

• Compound

• Chemical

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An unknown mineral can be scratched by corundum, but not by orthoclase. Which of the following best describes the hardness of the unknown material?

• Less than 5

• More than 9

• Less than 9, but more than 6

• More than 4, but less than 6

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The property of a mineral splitting unevenly is

• Luster

• Streak

• Cleavage

• Fracture

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The mass of an object in a given space is known as its

• Color

• Luster

• Density

• Fracture

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How a mineral reflects light from its surface is known as

• Streak

• Element

• Fracture

• Luster

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Minerals have a definite…………………….

• chemical composition

• crystalline structure

• both a and b are wrong options

• both a and b are right options

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Rocks are made out of __________________.

• particles

• minerals

• molecules

• cells

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A mineral's color when it is ground into powder.

• Structure

• Texture

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

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What is the hardest mineral on the Moh’s Scale?

• Corundum

• Talc

• Feldspar

• Diamond

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What is the softest mineral on the Moh’s Scale?

• Corundum

• Talc

• Feldspar

• Diamond