How would you find a minerals hardness (A. SCRATCH IT)(B. LOOK AT ITS COLOR)(C. RUB IT AGAINST AN UNGLAZED TILE)(D. BREAK IT OPEN AND OBSERVE)
A. Scratch it
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What are most rocks made of (A. CEMENT OR ASPHALT)(B. HARD DIRT AND GRAVEL)(C. SINGLE KID OF MINERAL)(D. TWO OR MORE KINDS OF MINERALS)
D. Two or more kinds of minerals
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Which event causes a sudden change on Earth (A. EROSION)(B. RAIN)(C. EARTHQUAKE)(D. GLOBAL WARMING)
C. Earthquake
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Where is magma found? (A. ON MUDDY SLOPES)(B. IN FAULTS)(C. DEEP IN EARTH)(D. ALL OVER EARTH'S SURFACE)
C. Deep in the earth
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What does weathering mean? (A. RAINING AND SNOWING)(B. CHANGING SEASONS)(C. FORMING ICE ON LAKES)(D. WEARING AWAY OF ROCKS)
D. Wearing away of rocks
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The way a mineral shines or reflects light is called its (A. BRIGHTNESS)(B. LUSTER)(C. MIRROR)(D. GLARE)
B. Luster
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Which is NOT a kind of rock? (A. METAMORPHIC)(B. SEDIMENTARY)(C. FOSSIL)(D. IGNEOUS)
C. Fossil
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What is a landslide? (A. EARTHQUAKE)(B. LAVA FLOW)(C. SLOW CHANGE ON EARTH'S SURFACE)(D. SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF ROCK AND SOIL DOWN A HILL)
D. Sudden movement of rock and soil down a hill
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What words describe similar things? (A. MAGMA AND MUD)(B. MAGMA AND LAVA)(C. LAVA AND MUD)(D. ROCKS AND MUD)
B. Magma and lava
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What does the word erosion mean? (A. FORMATION OF SAND DUNES)(B. RAPID CHANGE ON EARTH'S SURFACE)(C. MOVEMENT OF ROCKS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER)(D. FLOW OF LAVA)
C. Movement of rocks from one place to another
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How would you find a mineral's streak? (A. SCRATCH IT)(B. LOOK AT ITS COLOR)(C. RUB IT AGAINST AN UNGLAZED TILE)(D. BREAK IT OPEN AND OBSERVE)
C. Rub it against an unglazed tile
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What is NOT true about rocks (A. THEY CAN MELT)(B. THEY CAN BREAK APART)(C. THEY ARE USUALLY MADE QUICKLY)(D. THEY ARE MADE OF MINERALS AND OTHER MATERIALS)
C. They are usually made quickly
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What happens during an earthquake (A. VERY HIGH WAVE CRASHES ON THE BEACH)(B. MUDSLIDE MOVES DOWN A HILLSIDE)(C. ROCK MOVES SUDDENLY ALONG A FAULT)(D. MELTED ROCK AND GASES COME OUT OF A VOLCANO)
C. Rock moves suddenly along a fault
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What happens when water freezes in the cracks of rocks? (A. THE CRACK DISAPPEARS)(B. CRACK GETS LARGER)(C. NOTHING HAPPENS)(D. CRACK GETS SMOOTHED OUT)
B. Crack gets larger
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What material is a mineral? (A. DIAMOND)(B. PLASTIC)(C. STEEL)(D. GLASS)
A. Diamond
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The rock cycle probably explains (A. HOW ROCKS ARE MADE)(B. HOW ROCKS FALL APART)(C. HOW ROCKS MOVE)(D. HOW ROCKS CHANGE)
D. How rocks change
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What is the study of earthquakes called (A. ECOLOGY)(B. GEOLOGY)(C. HYDROLOGY)(D. SEISMOLOGY)
D. Seismology
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Volcanoes erupt when pressure pushes (A. TEMPERATURES HIGHER AND HIGHER)(B. THICK, SLOW-MOVING LAVA)(C. MOLTEN ROCK THROUGH EARTH'S CRUST ONTO THE SURFACE)(D. ASH AND HOT GASES INTO THE AIR)
C. Molten rock through Earth's crust onto the surface
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What can wind do at a beach? (A. CAUSE WATER TO FREEZE)(B. KNOCK THE TREES OVER)(C. BLOW DRY SAND AWAY)(D. MAKE THE TIDE GO OUT)
C. Blow dry sand away
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What property is the way a mineral reflects light? (A. CLEAVAGE)(B. HARDNESS)(C. LUSTER)(D. STREAK)
C. Luster
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How can wildfires cause landslides on steep slopes? (A. THEY HEAT ROCKS UP AND MELP THEM)(B. THEY HEAT ROCKS IN FAULTS AND CAUSE EARTHQUAKES)(C. THEY DESTROY TREES AND BUSHES THAT HOLD SOIL IN PLACE)(D. THEY LEAVE A LOT OF ASHES)
C. THey destroy trees and bushes that hold soil in place