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According to the chart, which is harder apatite or fluorite?

• Apatite

• Fluorite

Which can a masonry drill bit not scratch?

• Gypsum

• Fluorite

• Quartz

• Corundum

Which mineral can scratch fluorite, but not orthoclase?

• Calcite

• Apatite

• Quartz

• Topaz

What is the hardest mineral?

• Talc

• Diamond

• Gypsum

• Topaz

True or False: Glass can scratch orthoclase?

• True

• False

Use the diagram to answer. Which rock layer is the newest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the scale used to measure the acidity or basicity of a solution?

• Richter scale

• pH scale

• Beaufort scale

• Mohs scale

In the context of maps, what does the scale 1:100,000 mean?

• 1 unit on the map equals 100,000 units on the ground

• 100,000 units on the map equals 1 unit on the ground

• 1 unit on the map equals 10,000 units on the ground

• 10,000 units on the map equals 1 unit on the ground

Which scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?

• pH scale

• Richter scale

• Beaufort scale

• Decibel scale

What is the scale used to measure wind speed?

• Richter scale

• Beaufort scale

• Fujita scale

• Saffir-Simpson scale