Earth Science

What is a mineral?

• Building blocks of the Earth's crust/rocks.

• A rock.

• A piece of marble.

• I don't know.

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Name the planets from biggest to smallest.

• I don't know.

• Sun, Jupiter, Neptune, Earth, Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Mars.

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter.

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury.

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What is the opening of a volcano called?

• The vent.

• The hole.

• I don't know.

• The lava opening

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What moves us from one unit of geological time to another?

• Mass extinction.

• I don't know.

• Repopulation.

• Uniformitarianism.

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How old is the Earth?

• 4.6 billion years old.

• 4.5 million years old.

• 100 years old.

• I don't know

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What type of rock is formed from the cooling and melting of magma?

• Igneous.

• Sedimentary.

• Metamorphic.

• I don't know

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What causes waves?

• The moon's gravity.

• Wind.

• I don't know.

• The Earth's gravity.

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What instrument is used to measure wind direction?

• Anemometer.

• Thermometer.

• Wind vane.

• I don't know.

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What's the difference between magma and lava?

• Magma is below, while lava is above the Earth's surface.

• I don't know.

• There's no difference.

• Lava is below, while magma is above the Earth's surface.

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Who proposed seafloor spreading?

• Harry Hess.

• I don't know.

• Albert Einstein.

• Alfred Wegener.

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