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The color of a mineral's powder is called its
a) streak
b) luster
c) density
d) hardness

Halite is a mineral formed by
a) crystallization of hot water solutions on the ocean floor
b) cooling of magma
c) evaporation
d) cooling of lava

What is the hardest known mineral?
a) talc
b) quartz
c) diamond
d) gold

An example of a mineral made up of a pure element is
a) coal
b) copper
c) quartz
d) glass

Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by
a) convection currents
b) radiation
c) conduction
d) density

Which forms of heat transfer takes place when you touch a hot stone?
a) convection
b) subduction
c) conduction
d) radiation

Which part of Earth contains plates?
a) hydrosphere
b) atmosphere
c) core
d) lithosphere

Earth's inner core is
a) a dense ball of solid metal
b) a layer of molten metal
c) a layer of hot rock
d) a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin

Which of Earth's layers is the thickest?
a) crust
b) mantle
c) outer core
d) inner core

The transfer of energy through empty space is called
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) subduction

Water vapor is water in the form of
a) steam
b) crystals
c) gas
d)

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a) crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b) mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d) outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Rather than splitting apart evenly, most minerals have a characteristic type of
a) cleavage
b) fracture
c) crystal
d) luster

The term used to dexribe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface is
a) glow
b) streak
c) density
d) luster

The softest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale is
a) quartz
b) talc
c) apatite
d) gypsum

The asthenosphere is part of which layer of Earth?
a) inner core
b) mantle
c) crust
d) outer core

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