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All minerals share the following characteristics EXCEPT that of____.
a) being formed by natural processess
b) being formed from living organisms
c) being solids
d) having the atoms within the mineral arranged in a a pattern

Calcite will scratch gypsum. This is an example of the physical characteristics called_____.
a) hardness
b) streak
c) fracture
d) clevage

Which of the following is not a apart of the definition of a mineral?
a) inorganic
b) man-made
c) solid
d) definite chemical composition

which is an example of a mineral being used in everyday life?
a) coal is used for heating
b) mica is used in the manufacturing of cosmetics
c) lumber is used to build shelters
d) all of the above

Igneous rocks form from _____when it cools.
a) magma
b) lava
c) neither magma or lava
d) both magma and lava

Foliated rocks are distinguished by their_______
a) layers
b) lack of layers
c) crystals
d) air holes

Sedimentary rocks are
a) formed from magma
b) a type of foliated igneous rock
c) formed becuase of changes in temperature and pressure, or the presence of hot watery fluids
d) formed when loose materials become pressed or cemented together, or when minerals form from solutions

When does metamorphism occur
a) When rocks are subjected to wind and rain
b) when sediment is laid down by water that is moving too slowly to carry it any longer
c) when rocks are subjected to high temperatures and pressure
d) when lava cools and crystallizes

Uplift involves whifh of the following
a) the exposure of new rock material on Earth's surface
b) movement of rock along tectonic plate edges
c) mounatin building
d) all of the above

The crystals that form in slowly cooled magma produce____mineral grains
a) Tiny
b) invisible
c) Large
d) fine-grained

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