If the lines of a map are 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, etc. What is the contour interval?
10m
100
The equator is ___ degrees latitude line
0 (zero)
200
How is igneous rock formed?
When molten rock (lava/magma) cools
200
Gold and pyrite have the same ____
Color and luster
200
What is the density of a rock that has a volume of 4 cm3 and a mass of 20 g?
20 g / 4 cm3 = 5 g/cm3
200
In a map, one line is 100m, the next line is _X_ and the next line is 300m. What is the number for X?
200m
200
Lines that stretch from the North Pole to the South Pole are called _________
Longitude
300
How is sedimentary rock formed?
When sediments are compressed and cemented to become a sedimentary rock
300
What property of minerals is about a mineral breaking flatly?
What is cleavage?
300
If something floats on water, is it more or less dense than water?
Less dense
300
How can you tell if an area is steep by the contour lines?
The contour lines are closer
300
When you write the coordinates you write
( ______ first, then ______ second)
(Latitude, Longitude)
Ex: (40°N, 50°W)
400
How is metamorphic rock formed?
Heat and/or pressure is applied to rock
400
What is streak?
The color of the powder left behind
400
How can you figure out the density of a rock with water and a graduated cylinder (you know the mass already).
1) Pour some water into graduated cylinder and measure initial volume
2) Then put rock into graduated cylinder and measure final volume
3) Volume of rock = Final volume - Initial volume
400
In a mountain, the contour lines are _______
Closer together than a plain
400
What hemispheres is NYC in? (N/E/W/S)
Northern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
500
How can an igneous rock turn into a sedimentary rock?
Igneous rock weathers/erodes into sediments. Then the sediments get compacted/compressed together into sedimentary rock.
500
How do you test hardness?
By scratching with minerals/objects of known hardness (for example: diamond scratch gold).
500
What is the volume of a square box that has a side length of 2m?