5.3b

A student has a mineral that she describes as "metallic" and another mineral that she describes as "dull". What property is the student using to described the minerals?

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Color

A student has a mineral that she describes as "Imperfect" and another mineral that she describes as "Perfect". What property is the student using to described the minerals?

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Color

A student has a mineral that she describes as a 7 on the "MOHs scale" when she scratches it. What property is she using to describe this mineral?

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Color

A student has a mineral that she describes as leaving a "yellow powder" behind it. What property is she using to describe this mineral?

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Color

A student has a mineral that she simply describes as "pink." What property is she using to describe this mineral?

• Cleavage

• Luster

• Streak

• Hardness

• Color

Water, biofuel, and sunlight are all renewable resources. What is another renewable resource that can be added to this list?

• Coal

• Wind

• Crude oil

• Phosphate

Water turbines use water to create "hydro power." This is power that generated by using water. Is this an example of a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Both Renewable and Nonrenewable

• Neither Renewable or Nonrenewable

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Which is an example of erosion?

• A glacier that experiences a temperature increase and produces icebergs.

• Roots of a tree breaking apart the rocks in the ground.

• Wind carrying away small sediments.

• Water getting into the cracks of rocks and freezing, the eventually breaking that rock.

If I wanted to use a tool measure today's outside temperature, what tool would I use?

• Wind vane

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Rain gauge

What will most likely happen if squirrels are removed from the food chain?

• The mountain lion population will increase.

• The trees will produce fewer acorns.

• The fox population will decrease.

• The fox will eat acorns.

Answer explanation

The fox is a carnivore, without its food source, they will die or leave the ecosystem. The trees will have more acorns as well.

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