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What do scientist believe the inner core of the Earth to be made of?
a) Magma
b) Lava
c) Magnetic Metal
d) Rocks

How are Igneous rocks formed?
a) From 2 other rocks that are changed
b) When hot magma or lava cools
c) When small particles settle and become cemented together
d) From a dead animal that is quickly covered with mud

How is a Metamorphic rock formed?
a) From 2 other rocks that have changed
b) When hot magma or lava cools
c) When small particles settle and become cemented together
d) From a dead animal that is quickly covered with mud

How is a Sedimentary rock formed?
a) From 2 other rocks that have changed
b) When hot magma or lava cools
c) When small particles settle and become compacted and cemented
d) From a dead animal that is quickly covered with mud

What are the 2 different types of Fossils?
a) Foliated and Un-foliated
b) Intrusive and Extrusive
c) Cast and Mold
d) Fragmental and Chemical

Sedimentary rocks usually form in layers called
a) Igneous
b) Metamorphic
c) Strata
d) Magma

What are fossils made from?
a) Dead Animals
b) Dead Sea Creatures
c) Dead plants
d) Elements

What is Coal made from?
a) Dead Animals
b) Dead Sea Creatures
c) Dead Plants
d) Elements

Requirements to be a mineral are:
a) Contains only 1 Element
b) Color, Streak, Luster, Shape, Hardness and Cleavage
c) Occurs naturally, Inorganic, Solid, Crystal form, Chemical structure
d) All of the Above

You can identify minerals by looking at it's:
a) Elements
b) Color, Streak, Luster, Shape, Hardness and Cleavage
c) Occurs naturally, Inorganic, Solid, Crystal form, Chemical structure
d) All of the Above

Name a mineral commonly used for conducting electricity
a) Copper
b) Diamonds
c) Gold
d) Quartz

Name a mineral used for jewlery
a) Gypsum
b) Feldspar
c) Gold
d) Salt

Which 3 are all minerals found in food?
a) Flour, Milk, Eggs
b) Gypsum, Feldspar, Shale
c) Gold, Copper, Diamonds
d) Calcium, Iron, Salt

How is a gem different from a native mineral?
a) Gems have 1 element
b) Native minerals have more than one element
c) Gems have more than one element
d) Native minerals have 1 element

How are man made gems different from natural gems
a) They are less abundant
b) They are less durable
c) They are more beautiful
d) They are more durable

Label the parts of the Earth in order.
a) Core, Mantle, Crust
b) Crust, Lithosphere, Moho, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core
c) Crust, Moho, Lithosphere, Inner Core, Outer Core
d) Crust, Moho, Mantle

What are Rocks made from?
a) Fossils
b) Organic Materials
c) Minerals
d) One or more minerals or organic materials

Match the rock to the correct rock type
a) Pumice and Obsidian are Igneous
b) Sandstone and Limestone are Sedimentary rocks
c) Marble and Gneiss are Metamorphic rocks
d) All of the Above

How are Intrusive rocks formed?
a) When lava flows to the surface and cools quickly
b) When magma flows to an area inside the earth's crust and cools slowly
c)
d)

How are extrusive rocks formed?
a) When lava flows to the surface and cools quickly
b) When magma flows to an area inside the earth's crust and cools slowly
c)
d)

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