Earth and mineral review

A fourth-grader in Florida is doing an experiment in her science class. At the same time, a fourth-grader in China is getting a good night’s sleep. What is responsible for it being daytime in Florida while it is nighttime in China?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's Revolution

• moon's revolution

• Earth's path as it orbits the sun

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One day on Earth is 24 hours. Some planets have shorter days. Other planets have longer days. What determines the length of a planet’s day?

• moons

• revolution

• tilt

• rotation

Some constellations are visible from different places on Earth only during part of the year. Why are certain constellations not visible everywhere on Earth all year long?

• sun's rotation

• Earth's rotation

• sun's revolution

• Earth's revolution

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A change in the appearance of the moon’s shape is known as a

• Earth's tilt

• constellations

• moon's phases

• rotation

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A rock that forms from lava or magma is classified as a(n)

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• deposition

The process of wearing away rock is known as

• Depositon

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sediments

Any nonliving solid with a crystal form is called

• Deposition

• Animal bone

• Crystal

• Mineral

Minerals are identified and sorted by different characteristics. Luster is one way to sort minerals into different types. What is a mineral’s luster?

• 1. the way that light reflects from its surface

• 1. the mineral’s elements and their arrangement

• 1. the color that it makes when rubbed on a tile

• 1. the way that it breaks when you strike it with a wedge

Weathering is one of the forces that drives the rock cycle. What is one direct result of weathering?

• 1. decrease in acid rain

• 1. increase in flooding

• 1. increase in the amount of soil

• 1. decrease in the amount of plant life

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What natural forces cause rocks to change into metamorphic rocks?

• 1. heat and pressure from the magma

• 1. pressure from above and heat from the magma

• 1. pressure and weathering in the layers above the rock

• 1. transportation and heat in the layers below the rock

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