Rocks & Minerals

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What type of rock forms from cementation and compaction close to or on earth's surface? Options: Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous

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Sedimentary

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What type of rock forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth's surface?

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Metamorphic

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What type of rock forms from lava that has cooled at or near earth's surface? Options: Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous

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Igneous

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What is the geological process by which rocks are formed, destroyed, or altered?

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rock cycle

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Which of the following is a physical property of minerals? Options: luster, reactivity, oxidation, flammability

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luster

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Which of the following is a chemical property of minerals? Options: color, hardness, reactivity, luster

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reactivity

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Which box is more dense?

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box A

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Which type of rock is most likely to be the most dense (most tightly packed particles and therefore heaviest)? Options: metamorphic, sedimentary, extrusive igneous, all have the same density

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metamorphic

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Fossils are sometimes found in which type of rock? (Fossils can only survive this rock's process of formation.) Options: intrusive igneous, extrusive igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

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sedimentary

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This is a real picture of a warm climate plant that was found in Antarctica. What can be concluded about Antarctica's climate based on this finding? Options: Antarctica hasn't always been as cold as it is now., Antarctica has always been cold., Antarctica has always been warm., Antarctica has never changed.

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Antarctica hasn't always been as cold as it is now.