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1
What is the highest elevation?
300
325
50
100
2
in order for a hypothesis to be accepted by the scientific community, it needs to be...
tested many times and get the same results
be accepted by the scientific community
must be dismissed
made a law
3
Which of the following is a carbonate?
Quartz: SiO
Diamond: C
Calcite: CO
Topaz: MgSiO
4
What kind of igneous rock is this?
pumice
scoria
obsidian
granite
5
What type of igneous rock is this?
mafic
diamond
felsic
quartz
6
When magma QUICKLY cools what type of rock is formed?
fine-grained igneous
foliated
pumice
coarse grained
7
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major types of rocks?
anthracite
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
8
What is the contour interval of the map?
150
20
10
50
9
Observing the color of the mineral's powdered form is called...
streak test
crystal test
Mohs Hardness Scale
gravity test
10
A stone has the volume of 5 cubic cm and the mass of 10g. What is it's density?
40g/5
2g/cm3
50g/10
11
There are 5 characteristics of a mineral. Name one.
inorganic
solid
hardness
color
12
How can you determine the hardness of a mineral?
lick it
put in a cylinder of water
drop it on a hard surface
scratch other solid minerals with it
13
The ability of mineral to break along flat lines.
fracture
cleavage
crack
break
14
What time of rock is formed AFTER weathering and erosion?
I don't know
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
15
On the globe, the prime meridian is at...
90 degrees longitude
0 degrees latitiude
180 degrees longitude
0 degrees longitude
16
What type of igneous rock is in the picture below?
besalt
felsic
pumice
mafic
17
What are the most abundant elements on the earth?
silicon and carbon
oxygen and silicon
carbon and oxygen
aluminum and oxygen
18
What type of rock is formed BEFORE weathering and erosion?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Diamond
Igneous
