Rocks and Minerals
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- Q 1/24Score 0Name the physical characteristic to help identify minerals that show the ability to resist being scratched. We measure this by the Mohs scale.29lusterstreakhardnesscolor
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- Q1Name the physical characteristic to help identify minerals that show the ability to resist being scratched. We measure this by the Mohs scale.lusterstreakhardnesscolor30s
- Q2If I say a mineral is green, yellow, purple, blue, or white, what physical characteristic am I using to identify the mineral?hardnesslustercolorstreak30s
- Q3The powder that is left behind when a mineral is scraped across a ceramic plate would identify the mineral by its ________________.streakcolorhardnessluster30s
- Q4If a mineral was said to be metallic, what characteristic would someone be using to identify the mineral?hardnesscolorstreakluster30s
- Q5True or False: A mineral can be a liquid, solid or gas.False, a mineral can only be a solid.False, a mineral can only be a gas.True, only if the mineral is found underground.True, a mineral can be any of these.45s
- Q6We talked about four different ways we know a substance is a mineral. What characteristic of a mineral would this picture represent?naturalmanmadesolidspecific chemical makeup45s
- Q7Which part of the earth is mainly made of iron and nickel and is a solid due to the pressure of the surrounding layers?mantleinner coreouter corecrust45s
- Q8What layer of the earth is made of solid rock and soil? It is about 25 miles thick under the continents and about 5 miles thick beneath the oceans.inner coremantleouter corecrust45s
- Q9What layer of the earth is much thicker than the layer above it and is mostly solid, but it is flexible? Some of this layer is so hot that it is made of melted rock and moves very slowly.mantleouter coreinner corecrust45s
- Q10Name the large pieces of the earth's crust that float on top of the mantle.platescoremantlefaults45s
- Q11What are the cracks in the earth's crust called? Earthquakes, volcanos, and tsunamis usually happen at these cracks.faultsmantlecoreplates45s
- Q12What is the gradual breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?depositionerosionweathering45s
- Q13What is the process that carries away pieces of rock and other land debris?erosionweatheringdeposition45s
- Q14What is it called when sediments are dropped off in a different location?depositionweatheringerosion45s
- Q15Read the scenario and choose which action is taking place: Soil runs down the side of a hill during a rainstorm.depositionmechanical weatheringchemical weatheringerosion45s
