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1.
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(1 point) A mineral is
a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definate chemical formula and has han orderly internal
structure of atoms (a.k.a. crystal lattice).
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2.
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(1 point) Which of the
following is a mineral?
a | steel | c | quartz | b | natural
gas | d | coal |
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3.
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(1 point) The Rock
Cycle is:
a | a new type of bicycle | c | the creation of new rocks from liquid magma | b | the weathering or breaking down of rocks into smaller and smaller bits and are
eventually recycled to form a new rock. |
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4.
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(1 point) Igneous rocks
cooled on the surface are called _______________ or _______________.
a | Intrusive, extrusive | d | Extrusive, volcanic | b | Intrusive,
plutonic | e | Plutonic, volcanic | c | Extrusive,
plutonic |
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5.
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(1 point) Igneous rocks
cooled inside the Earth are called _______________ or _______________.
a | Intrusive, extrusive | d | Extrusive, volcanic | b | Intrusive,
plutonic | e | Plutonic, volcanic | c | Extrusive,
plutonic |
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6.
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(1 point) Metamorphism
literally means
a | to change color | c | to
change size | b | to change
texture | d | to change form |
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7.
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(1 point) A metamorphic
rock cannot be produced from which rock type
a | igneous rocks | d | metamorphic rocks can be produced from all of these rock
types | b | sedimentary rocks | e | metamorphic rocks
can be produced from none of these rock types | c | metamorphic
rocks |
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For questions 7 - 9, match the term below with the
correct definition. a | Clastic or detrital
sediment | c | Biochemical or bioclastic
sediment | b | Chemical
sediment |
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8.
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(1 point) form from
the accumulation of parts of organisms.
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9.
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(1 point) formed from
the mechanical weathering and erosion of other rocks into broken bits of rock and mineral pieces.
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10.
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(1 point) forms via
the chemical precipitation of compounds out of water (usually seawater)
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