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What is something all minerals have in common?
a) solid and crystalline structure
b) organic and shiny
c) chemical composition and liquid
d)

Which properties are used to identify minerals?
a) luster, cleavage, and density
b) state of matter and weight
c) location and sediments
d)

Which mineral is the hardest?
a) diamond
b) talc
c) quartz
d)

Which mineral is the softest?
a) talc
b) halite
c) diamond
d)

How is metamorphic rock formed?
a) heat and pressure
b) compaction and cementation of sediments
c) lava or magma cooling
d)

How is igneous rock formed?
a) lava or magma cooling
b) heat and pressure
c) compaction and cementation of sediments
d)

How is sedimentary rock formed?
a) compaction and cementation of sediments
b) lava or magma cooling
c) heat and pressure
d)

What is the rock cycle?
a) When rock changes from one to form to another
b) When rock is under heat and pressure
c) When rock is weathered
d)

What is weathering?
a) breakdown of rock
b) movement of rock from one place to another
c) when sediments are dropped
d)

What is erosion?
a) movement of rock from one place to another
b) breakdown of rock
c) when sediments are dropped
d)

What is deposition?
a) when sediments are dropped
b) movement of rock from one place to another
c) breakdown of rock
d)

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