Saturn
Graphite is classified as this type of earth material.
What is mineral?
The period during which the largest mass extinction in Earth's history occurred.
What is the Permian period?
These are the top three products of the Philippine mining industry.
What are gold, nickel, and copper?
Table salt (NaCl) is classified as this type of mineral using the chemical classification system.
What is a halide?
This refers to the movement of Earth in its orbit.
What is revolution?
The scientific name of Lolong, a saltwater crocodile, which is the largest reptile in captivity.
What is Crocodylus porus?
This physical property of a mineral is the color of the mineral when powdered, and is more reliable for identification than its color in solid form.
What is streak?
This term refers to Venus as it spins on its axis in the opposite direction.
What is retrograde planet?
This type of rock is abundant in Romblon, which is commonly used as a construction material.
What is metamorphic rock (marble)?
The two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust form this type of mineral.
What are silicates?
This plate movement caused the formation of the Philippine Sea Plate in the Cretaceous period.
What is divergent plate boundary (seafloor spreading)?
This mineral is the only ore of chromium and is produced in the Philippines for stainless steel production.
What is chromite?
Pyrite (FeSâ‚‚) belongs to this mineral chemical class based on its composition.
What are sulfides?
This process exposed the ancient sea floor as it thrust upward onto land.
What is obduction?
This type of rock, found in Semirara Island in Antique, is used as an energy source.
What is sedimentary rock (coal)?