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About how old is the earth in billions?

What is the main difference between rocks and minerals?

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What is the main difference between rocks and minerals?
Rocks and minerals are the same thing.
Rocks are alive, but minerals are not.
Minerals are made of rocks.
Rocks are made of one or more minerals.
2
About how old is the earth in billions?
4.5 billion
85 trillion
300 milloin
3.8 billion
3
The rock cycle shows how rocks can change from one type to another over time.
True
False
4
Which time peroid is the most recent?
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Precambrian
Cenozoic
5
Was this game fun?
True
False
6
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Mantle
Inner core
Crust
Core
7
Which of the following is true about the rock cycle?
Rocks stay the same forever and do not change.
Rocks can change from one type to another over time.
The rock cycle stops once a rock becomes sedimentary.
Rocks can only turn into one type and never change again.
8
What causes earthquakes and volcanoes by moving the Earth’s surface?
climate change
Ocean currents
Tectonic plates
natural disasters
9
What does absolute dating tell scientists about a rock or fossil?
How old the rock or fossil is in years
If the rock is hard or soft
What color the rock is
Where the rock was found
10
What is the geological time scale used for?
Telling the time of day
Identifying time zones in different countries
Showing the history of Earth and when events happened
Counting how many rocks are in the Earth
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Fossils are the remains of plants and animals
False
True