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Earth Science Week 3
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KCC Earth Science Test Study
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How many electrons in the innermost energy level?
18
2
32
8
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What characteristic is used for classifying minerals into individual groups?
chemical composition
internal atomic structure
density and hardness
presence or absence of silica tetrahedrons
3
The water in Earth's oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and glaciers makes up the atmosphere
True
False
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Energy cannot be created or destroyed
False
True
5
Spontaneous process of unstable nuclei emitting radiation
atomic number
atomic composition
radioactive decay
isotopes
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Identification tests for minerals are based on their
chemical composition
color
scientific names
physical and chemical properties
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What is a mineral?
solid inorganic crystalline structure
inorganic crystalline structure
organic noncrystalline structure
solid organic crystalline structure
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The equator is at ________ latitude
180 degrees
90 degrees
0 degrees
360 degrees
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Number of protons in atom's nucleus
atomic compostion
atomic number
isotopes
radioactive decay
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Into how many time zones is Earth divided?
12
360
24
60
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What mineral property is being tested?
cleavage
hardness
fluorescence
texture
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Atoms with different mass numbers
atomic composition
atomic number
isotopes
radioactive decay
