Science

Question 1

The study of the processes and structure of the earth is termed

Answer 1

Geology

Question 2

The upper most part of the mantle and is made up of all the crust rigid or solid

Answer 2

Lithosphere

Question 3

What is the thinnest layer of the earth

Answer 3

Crust

Question 4

What part of the earth’s structure is most likely responsible for the earth’s strong magnetic field

Answer 4

Core

Question 5

A zone in the mantle where earthquake waves do not increase with depths as fast as they do in the rest of the mantle

Answer 5

Asthenosphere

Question 6

The boundary in between the mantle and the crust

Answer 6

The Moho Discontinuoty

Question 7

It is believed that the earth’s core is made mostly of what material

Answer 7

Iron

Question 8

“The present is the key to the past.” Means that to understand what happened in the past, look and see what’s happening today.

Answer 8

The key principle of uniformitarianism

Question 9

The mantle occupies what percent of the earth’s volume

Answer 9

84%

Question 10

The region that is part molten rock and 3/4 of the earth

Answer 10

Mantle

Question 11

Which part of the earth can be directly observed

Answer 11

Crust

Question 12

Creationists date their belief on the age of the earth by what?

Answer 12

Scriptures

Question 13

4-5 Billion years old is how old _________ believe the earth is

Answer 13

Evolutionists

Question 14

What is the plate Techtonic theory?

Answer 14

That all the techtonic plates of the earth moved to shape the earth

Question 15

What is the criteria that must be met for a substance to be qualified as a mineral?

Answer 15

Must Be:
Inorganic
Naturally Occurring
Define Chemical Compostion

Question 16

What is the mineral that shows cleavage of thin sheets

Answer 16

Mica

Question 17

What are substances made of the same atoms

Answer 17

Elements

Question 18

What is the best metallic conductor of electricity?
A. Copper
B. Silver
C. Iron

Answer 18

B. Silver

Question 19

What is the most abundant common mineral in the earth’s crust?

Answer 19

Silicates or Felspar

Question 20

Do all minerals have two or more elements

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Most matter, 2 or more elements or compounds combined physically in a fixed ratio

Answer 21

Mixture

Question 22

What does it mean if a mineral is rated “1” on Moh’s hardness scale?

Answer 22

It’s soft

Question 23

What is the difference between metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks

Answer 23

Sedimentary rocks are laid down by water
Igneous Rocks are laid down by the cooling of lava
Metamorphic Rocks begin as sedimentary or igneous Rocks but change under heat and pressure

Question 24

How old do creationists believe the earth is?

Answer 24

6,500 years

Question 25

Give two examples of a mixture

Answer 25

Blood 💉 Cookies 🍪

Question 26

Which mineral is yellow yet streaks black?

Answer 26

Fools Gold

Question 27

True or False Do minerals have a definite chemical composition

Answer 27

True

Question 28

Give the ratios FeS H20 Sio2

Answer 28

1: 1 2: 1 1: 2

Question 29

2 or more elements combined chemically with a fixed ratio

Answer 29

Compound

Question 30

Which mineral is the hardest and can scratch all others. What is it rated?

Answer 30

Diamond 10

Question 31

Is the color a definitive way to know what the mineral is? Why or Why not?

Answer 31

No. There are different colors of minerals or two different types of minerals that are the same color

Question 32

What's the basic difference between minerals and rocks?

Answer 32

Minerals are inorganic | Rocks can be organic

Question 33

True or False Minerals don't have a definite chemical composition

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Will the streak of a mineral always be the same as the color?

Answer 34

No

Question 35

True or False Specific Minerals have only one color

Answer 35

False

Question 36

True or False If false state the answer Pumice is the igneous rock that floats in water because bubbles are caught in it.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

True or False Mineral water is responsible for laying down most of the sedimentary rock.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

Which metamorphic rock forms from limestone?

Answer 38

Marble

Question 39

What's the most common intrusive igneous rock that is coarse-grained?

Answer 39

Granite

Question 40

What are some ways you can identify a mineral

Answer 40

1. Luster 2. Streak 3. Cleavage

Question 41

Silicates contain what 2 elements

Answer 41

Silicon and oxygen

Question 42

What is a good material for plumbing pipes because it's resistant to corrosion?

Answer 42

Copper

Question 43

Sandstone, Shale, and Limestone are what kind of rocks?

Answer 43

Sedimentary

Question 44

Which fossils give the most detail about the original creature?

Answer 44

Creatures trapped in ice or amber

Question 45

In what type of rocks would you find fossils?

Answer 45

Sedimentary

Question 46

What must be present for petrification to occur? A. Water B. Mineral Water C. Fresh Water

Answer 46

B. Mineral Water

Question 47

What is an organic rock that forms from the remains of plant materials?

Answer 47

Coal

Question 48

The coarsest grade of clastic sedimentary rock is

Answer 48

Conglomerates

Question 49

What Creatures make up 95% of the fossil record A. Plants B. Birds C. Marine

Answer 49

C. Marine

Question 50

Shale metamorphoses into which rock?

Answer 50

Slate

Question 51

What is an igneous rock that is black, sharp, and glass like

Answer 51

Obsidian

Question 52

What is the difference between permeability and porosity?

Answer 52

Porosity are the open spaces between particles Permeability is when liquids can pass through easily

Question 53

Of the 3 major types of rocks, identify the following: Laid down by water Forms when lava cools Forms when rocks change by heat and pressure

Answer 53

Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic

Question 54

What is the Highest mountain in the world?

Answer 54

Mt. Everest

Question 55

Are most fossils we find today extinct?

Answer 55

No