Big Idea 6 - Earth Structures Review Quiz

Minerals and rocks are not exactly the same. How are minerals and rocks related to each other?

• Minerals are groups of related rocks.

• Minerals have crystals, but rocks do not.

• Rocks are made up of one or more minerals.

• Rocks contain different chemical compounds than minerals.

Water is an important resource in Florida. Freshwater is used for homes and businesses. Salt water is used for recreation and fishing. What type of resource is water?

• human resource

• mineral resource

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

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Water is a resource found in Florida. The state is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is also home to many inland freshwater lakes and rivers. What makes water a renewable resource?

• It does not cause pollution.

• It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.

• It is necessary for all plants and animals to live.

• It takes hundreds of years for water to be created after it is used.

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Paolo wanted to identify a mineral. She rubbed a corner of the mineral across a white tile and recorded the color of the mark. What property was she measuring?

• cleavage

• color

• luster

• streak

Chip and Joanna have two rocks that they think are the same mineral. They decide to conduct a streak test to compare them. They run each mineral along a streak plate, which leaves a line of powder on the plate. What should they observe to compare the rocks?

• whether the powder is dull or shiny

• whether the rock scratched the plate

• the color of the line on the plate

• the shape of the powder crystals

Erosion and weathering are different processes that involve some of the same agents, such as wind, water, and ice. How is erosion different from weathering?

• Erosion is slower than weathering.

• Erosion is faster than weathering.

• Erosion breaks rocks and weathering moves rocks.

• Erosion moves rocks and weathering breaks rocks.

Ms. Flores asks her science class to design an activity that will make rocks smooth like the ones they find near the river. Which activity shows how a river makes rocks smooth?

• Place the rocks in direct sunlight

• Bury the rocks in soil under water

• Put the rocks under a heavy weight

• Shake the rocks in a container of water

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Which human activity will most likely increase the amount of soil erosion?

• Growing crops

• Mowing grass

• Planting Flowers

• Clear-cutting wooded areas

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The table below shows some properties of several minerals. As you are looking at different minerals, you come across one that feels greasy, has a black streak, and is metallic in luster. What mineral are you looking at?

• Calcite

• Graphite

• Magnetite

• Talc

Earth has a great variety of surface features that are caused by weathering and erosion. Which of the following describes a change due only to weathering?

• Ocean waves washing sand off the beach

• Rivers carrying soil and rocks through valleys

• Wind blowing sand and pebbles off a sand dune

• Tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces of rock