EARTH SCI 1

Question 1

branch of science that studies the earth and its origin

Answer 1

geology

Question 2

a branch of science that studies rocks

Answer 2

petrology

Question 3

a branch of science that studies minerals

Answer 3

mineralogy

Question 4

it includes the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle

Answer 4

lithosphere

Question 5

a type of rock that has solidified on earth’s surface

Answer 5

sedimentary rocks

Question 6

the process by which unconsolidated material becomes solidified into rocks

Answer 6

lithification

Question 7

dolomite is extracted from ____ rocks

Answer 7

sedimentary

Question 8

this mineral is one of the components of cement

Answer 8

calcite

Question 9

lithosphere is derived from a Greek word “lithos” which means

Answer 9

stone

Question 10

a model that describes all the processes, by which rocks are formed, modified

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rock cycle

Question 11

refers to a set of processes through which useful resources are withdrawn from a stock of any nonrenewable resource

Answer 11

mining

Question 12

this process is called “change in form”

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metamorphism

Question 13

it consists of metal cations bonded with oxygen ions

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oxides

Question 14

are composed primarily of silicon-oxygen tetrahedrons

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silicates

Question 15

it is the color of the mineral in its powdered form

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streak

Question 16

the Mohs scale hardness of a diamond

Answer 16

10

Question 17

the mineral that is used in pencil lead

Answer 17

graphite

Question 18

the component of quartz mineral

Answer 18

silicon dioxide

Question 19

are composed of a halogen ion

Answer 19

fluorine (??)