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Which is not a physical property of minerals?
a) color
b) luster
c) flammability
d) hardness

Students observed that a diamond was able to scratch a piece of talc. What does this observation best support?
a) Diamonds have sharp edges.
b) Talc is softer than diamonds.
c) Diamonds are very valuable.
d) Talc and diamonds are both minerals.

What has to happen first for sedimentary rock to form?
a) a landslide
b) volcanic eruption
c) exposure to heat and pressure
d) pieces of rock need to be pressed into layers

Which processes change magma into igneous rock?
a) cooling and crystallization
b) compaction and cementation
c) heat and pressure
d) weathering and erosion

Which rock type is most useful in studying the history of living organisms?
a) basalt
b) granite
c) marble
d) limestone

Which type of rock is made when molten material cools and hardens?
a) sedimentary
b) igneous
c) metamorphic
d) metallic

Which type of rock is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together?
a) igneous
b) metallic
c) metamorphic
d) sedimentary

The breaking down of larger rock into smaller rock is called _______.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) collection

The carrying away of material by the wind, water, or gravity is called ______.
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) deposition
d) metamorphisis

The dropping off of material carried by either the wind, water, or gravity is called _____.
a) deposition
b) weathering
c) erosion
d) sedimentary

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