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Unit 2 - Rocks, minerals and landforms
Unit 2 - Rocks, minerals and landforms
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The wearing down of rocks and soil by the action of water, ice, wind and living things is called...
erosion
deposition
transportation
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These rocks are formed from fragments of other rocks or parts of dead living things.
Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
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Minerals are classified according to...
their mass and volume
their chemical composition
how they are formed
their physical properties
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These are the rocks that are formed when lava or magma cools down and solidifies.
Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
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The solid layer of planet Earth is made up of...
minerals
rocks
rocks and minerals
magma
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Rocks are classified according to...
their mass and volume
their physical properties
their chemical composition
how they are formed
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Which of these is NOT a mineral?
Quartz
Pumice
Feldspar
Gypsum
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Humans have been doing sustainable mining since Ancient times.
True
False
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What do rocks and minerals have in common?
They are both natural substances and also organic.
They are both natural substances and also solid.
They are both natural solids and inorganic.
They both come from living things.
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What can mining companies do to make mining more sustainable?
Use more diesel machines because they are less pollutant.
Keep the soil from the mining area to regenerate it after the mining stops.
Leave all mines permanently open.
Reuse the soil extracted from the mine to make public parks in cities.
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The movement of eroded materials from one place to another by external geological agents is called...
deposition
transportation
erosion
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What is one difference between rocks and minerals?
Rocks can contain organic matter and minerals cannot..
Minerals can be liquid but rocks cannot.
Rocks are natural but minerals are not.
Rocks are pure substances and minerals mixtures.
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Which two minerals are often used in the production of glass?
Gypsum and Fluorite
Turquoise and Magnetite
Pyrite and Gypsum
Feldspar and Quartz
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Erosion, transportation and deposition are...
external geological agents
external geological processes
internal geological agents
internal geological processes
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Which of the following minerals has a metallic luster?
Turquoise
Quartz
Magnetite
Pyrite
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The accumulation in a specific place of eroded materials that have been transported by external agents is called...
erosion
deposition
transportation
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Which of these rocks is used as a construction material for roofs and floors?
Slate
Shelly limestone
Syenite
Marble
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The Earth's relief is CREATED by...
the formation of mountain ranges
earthquakes
internal geological processes
volcanoes
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Some minerals can be gases or liquids.
False
True
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Humans do not change the landscape around them, so they are not geological agents.
False
True
