MINERALS
THE TERMS THAT DESCRIBES THE WAY LIGHT IS REFLECTED FROM THE SURFACE OF A MINERAL
LUSTER
A SOIL SAMPLE TESTED AND HAS A OH BALANCE OF 8 IS BEST DESCRIBED AS THSI SOIL
BASIC
THE LOGIC ERROR IN WHICH SOMEONE ASSUMES A CHANGE IN ONE FACTOR CAUSED A CHANGE IN ANOTHER FACTOR ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SECOND CHANGE OCCURRED
POST HOC FALLACY
THE TYPE OF MINING INVOLVES MINERS REMOVING PILLARS IN A SPECIFIC ORDER TO ALLOW THE LEAST STRESS ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE MINE
RETREAT MINING
A GROUP IN AN EXPERIMENT ON WHICH A TEST IS PERFORMED
EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
THE DEPOSITS OF SAND, MINERAL FRAGMENTS, OR ORGANIC MATERIALS USUALLY LEFT BY WIND OR WATER
SEDIMENTS
THE TYPE OF LIMESTONE FORMS FROM CALCIUM-CONTAINING PLANKTON REMAINS
CHALK LIMESTONE
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AFTER SEVERAL EXPERIMENTS WERE PERFORMED TO TEST HOW TEMPERATURE AFFECTS THE GROWTH RATE OF ARTIFICIAL CRYSTALS. BASED ON THE RESULTS THAT CRYSTALS GROW FASTER IN WARMER TEMPERATURES, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF
INDUCTIVE REASONING
THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING ARTIFICIAL CRYSTALS INVOLVES A SEED CRYSTAL AND NUTRIENT MATERIAL IN A HIGH-PRESSURE VESSEL
HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS
A MODEL OF A DESIGN USED FOR TESTING
PROTOTYPE
MINERALS ARE RATED FROM SOFTEST TO HARDEST ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 USING THIS SCALE
MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS
THE TYPE OF FAULT THAT THE ROCKS ALONG ONE SIDE MOVE HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE FAULT
STRIKE-SLIP FAULT
IN LOGIC, THIS IS A STATEMENT OF FACT
PROPOSITION
RED VARIETY OF CORUNDUM
RUBY
WHEN MULTIPLES SCIENTISTS TEST THE SAME SCIENTIFIC IDEA IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND ALL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION
REPEATABILITY
THE GROUP OF MINERALS THAT CONTAIN FLUORINE, CHLORINE, BROMINE, OR IODINE
HALIDES
THE PLASTIC ROCK IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE UPPER MANTLE ON WHICH PLATES FLOAT
ASTHENOSPHERE
“IF A PROCESS BREAKS ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES, THEN IT IS A FORM OF WEATHERING. ICE WEDGING IS A PROCESS THAT BREAKS ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES. THEREFORE, ICE WEDGING IS A FORM OF WEATHERING.”
AFFIRMING THE ANTECEDENT
REDEFINED USING BLAST FURNACES
IRON
A VARIABLE IN AN EXPERIMENT THAT IS THE SAME IN ALL GROUPS
CONTROLLED VARIABLE
THE LARGEST GROUP OF MINERALS CONTAIN SILICONE AND OXYGEN
SILICATES
THE LAYER OF EITHER POROUS ROCK OR A GRAVEL-SOIL MIXTURE THAT CAN HOLD WATER
AQUIFER
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THE Final STEP OF METALLURGY
SHAPING