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How has NASA benefitted Florida's economy?
By creating jobs, money and appealing to tourists
By costing alot to create space crafts
By bringing people together
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Gravity
Doesn't exist
Pulls things away
Attracts things together
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A lunar eclipse/ blood moon occurs when
Zombie apoclopyse occurs
The moon moves into the Earth's shadow
The Earth moves into the moon's shadow
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Cleavage refers to how a mineral
Breaks
Strength
Forms
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How are igneous rocks formed?
Red, hot magma cooled
Heat and pressure
Erosion and weather
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How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Red, hot magma, cooled
Erosion and weather
Heat and pressure
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How long does it take Earth to complete on rotation?
3 days
24 hours
1 year
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How are metamorphic rocks formed?
Heat and pressure
Red hot magma, cooled
Erosion and weather
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According to the Moh's hardness scale, what is the softest mineral?
Talc
Quartz
Topaz
Diamond
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What causes tides?
The wind
The moon's gravity
The stars
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The Earth is tilted on its
Equator
Axis
Rings
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How many types of rocks are there?
2
3
4
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How many moon phases are there?
2
12
8
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According to the Moh's hardness scale, what is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
Topaz
Quartz
Talc
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Nonrenewable resources
Cannot be replaced in a lifetime
Can be replaced in alfietime
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Which of these can be caused by deposition?
A rock cracking
An island being formed
Sediment being moved by the win
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How many properties of minerals are there?
2
7
5
10
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Renewable resources
Can be replaced in a lifetime
Cannot be replaced in a lifetime
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Does our view of stars ever change?
No
Yes
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Erosion
Deposits pieces of rocks
Breaks rocks into smaller pieces
Moves rocks to different places
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A solar eclipse occurs when
The moon pulls on the high tides
The sun explodes
The moon passes between sun and Earth, blocking the sun's rays
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Which is the least reliable property of minerals?
Color
Streak
Hardness
Luster
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What type of rock can contain fossils?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
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How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?
3 days
24 hours
1 year
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The moon orbits around
The stars
The sun
The Earth
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Weathering
Breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
Deposits pieces of rock
Moves pieces of rocks
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Rocks are made of
Bones
Minerals
Water
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NASA stands for
National Aeronatics and Space Administration
Nachos and Sourcream Always
National Aviation and Super Astonishment
North Absolute Star Angle
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Rocks are classified by
How they're formed
Why they're formed
Where they're formed
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Which is not a way we can conserve resources?
Use plastic waterbottles
Walk or bike to nearby locations instead of driving
Plant trees
Using solar energy
