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Which of the following is one way to conserve water?
a) Using geothermal or hydroelectic energy.
b) Leaving the faucet on while brushing one's teeth.
c) Watering plants during the hottest part of the day.
d) Keeping lakes and rivers free of pollution.

Rocks in which the composition and texture of the rock have been changed by heat and pressure are called_____. Examples include limestone with seashells transforming into the sparkling marble.
a) sedimentary rocks
b) metamorphic rocks
c) igneous rocks
d) sediment

The waves at the beach continuously crash against rocks weathering it into
a) igneous rocks
b) sediment
c) sedimentary rocks
d) metamorphic rocks

Buried rock is exposed at Earth's surface by the combination of which tow processes?
a) weathering and deposition
b) uplift and erosion
c) erosion and deposition
d) deposition and uplift

Ignous rocks such a granite have larger mineral grains. How did it most likely form?
a) outside of a volcano where it cooled fast.
b) in the bottom of a lake as sediment piled up.
c) at the edge of a beach where waves crashed against rocks.
d) inside of a volcano where it cooled slowly.

Which mineral is found in the sedimentary rock limestone? It fizzes and weathers when weak acids come in contact with it.
a) magnetite
b) fluorite
c) calcite
d) halite

Which mineral can be identified by its salty taste?
a) magnetite
b) fluorite
c) calcite
d) halite

Minerals that contain one or more elements combined with silicon and oxygen are called silicates and are commonly found in the
a) crust
b) mantle
c) outer core
d) inner core

Which of the following substances is a mineral?
a) coal, which forms from the remains of living things
b) fluorite, which is a crystalline solid
c) obsidian, which is a volcanic glass and is not crystalline.
d) brass, which is a metal that is made by humans

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a) water
b) sun
c) crop of peas
d) minerals

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