1. The Earth System Minerals Rocks

2. ANSWER: A terrarium is a simple, closed one of these.ANSWER: A terrarium is a simple, closed one of these. QUESTION: What is a system?QUESTION: What is a system?

3. ANSWER: The four open systems that make up the Earth.ANSWER: The four open systems that make up the Earth. QUESTION: What are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere?QUESTION: What are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere?

4. ANSWER: The “sphere” that YOU are a part of.ANSWER: The “sphere” that YOU are a part of. QUESTION: What is the biosphere?QUESTION: What is the biosphere?

5. ANSWER: Continents, islands, and the seafloor are all parts of this.ANSWER: Continents, islands, and the seafloor are all parts of this. QUESTION: What is the geosphere?QUESTION: What is the geosphere?

6. ANSWER: The two gases that make up 99% of the Earth’s atmosphere.ANSWER: The two gases that make up 99% of the Earth’s atmosphere. QUESTION: What are nitrogen and oxygen?QUESTION: What are nitrogen and oxygen?

7. ANSWER: The part of the Earth labeled A. QUESTION: What is the hydrosphere? A

8. ANSWER: The Earth’s layer identified by the arrow. QUESTION: What is the outer core?

9. ANSWER: The least reliable property for identifying a mineral.ANSWER: The least reliable property for identifying a mineral. QUESTION: What is color?QUESTION: What is color?

10. ANSWER: 5 properties used to identify minerals.ANSWER: 5 properties used to identify minerals. QUESTION: What are color, streak, luster, cleavage or fracture, density, special properties and hardness?QUESTION: What are color, streak, luster, cleavage or fracture, density, special properties and hardness?

11. ANSWER:ANSWER: The most common rock-forming mineral group. QUESTION: What are the silicates?QUESTION: What are the silicates?

12. ANSWER: The four characteristics of all minerals.ANSWER: The four characteristics of all minerals. QUESTION: What is solid, formed in nature, definite chemical makeup, and crystal structure?QUESTION: What is solid, formed in nature, definite chemical makeup, and crystal structure?

13. ANSWER:ANSWER: The five ways of mineral formation within Earth and at the surface. QUESTION: What is water evaporating, organisms form shells or bones, hot water cools, molten rocks cools, heat and pressure cause changes?QUESTION: What is water evaporating, organisms form shells or bones, hot water cools, molten rocks cools, heat and pressure cause changes?

14. ANSWER: The 10 minerals of Mohs hardness scale in order from 1 to 10.ANSWER: The 10 minerals of Mohs hardness scale in order from 1 to 10. QUESTION: What are talc, gypsum, calcite, fluorite, apatite, feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum and diamond?QUESTION: What are talc, gypsum, calcite, fluorite, apatite, feldspar, quartz, topaz, corundum and diamond?

15. ANSWER: The 4 special properties that minerals could possibly have.ANSWER: The 4 special properties that minerals could possibly have. QUESTION: What are effervescence, radioactivity, fluorescence, and magnetism ?QUESTION: What are effervescence, radioactivity, fluorescence, and magnetism ?

16. ANSWER: The number of types of atoms in the mineral copper and the group in which it belongs.ANSWER: The number of types of atoms in the mineral copper and the group in which it belongs. QUESTION: What is one and the native elements?QUESTION: What is one and the native elements?

17. ANSWER: This determines whether a mineral displays cleavage or fracture.ANSWER: This determines whether a mineral displays cleavage or fracture. QUESTION: What is the strength of the bonds that hold the atoms together?QUESTION: What is the strength of the bonds that hold the atoms together?

18. ANSWER: The 6 crystal groups.ANSWER: The 6 crystal groups. QUESTION: What are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, monoclinic, triclinic and orthorhombic?QUESTION: What are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, monoclinic, triclinic and orthorhombic?

19. ANSWER: The 3 minerals that make up the igneous rock granite.ANSWER: The 3 minerals that make up the igneous rock granite. QUESTION: What are mica, feldspar and quartz?QUESTION: What are mica, feldspar and quartz?

20. ANSWER: The 2 most common elements in Earth’s crust.ANSWER: The 2 most common elements in Earth’s crust. QUESTION: What are silicon and oxygen?QUESTION: What are silicon and oxygen?

21. ANSWER: These are rocks that contain enough of a mineral to be mined for a profit.ANSWER: These are rocks that contain enough of a mineral to be mined for a profit. QUESTION: What is an ore?QUESTION: What is an ore?

22. ANSWER: The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance.ANSWER: The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance. QUESTION: What is density?QUESTION: What is density?

23. ANSWER: The 3 main uses of minerals.ANSWER: The 3 main uses of minerals. QUESTION: What are art, technology, and industry?QUESTION: What are art, technology, and industry?

24. ANSWER: The number of minerals commonly found in Earth’s crust.ANSWER: The number of minerals commonly found in Earth’s crust. QUESTION: What is 30?QUESTION: What is 30?

25. ANSWER: The 3 types of surface mining.ANSWER: The 3 types of surface mining. QUESTION: What are panning, strip mining and open-pit mining?QUESTION: What are panning, strip mining and open-pit mining?

26. ANSWER: The mineral used for batteries, fiber optics and weights.ANSWER: The mineral used for batteries, fiber optics and weights. QUESTION: What is galena?QUESTION: What is galena?

27. ANSWER: The three types of rocks.ANSWER: The three types of rocks. QUESTION: What is sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic?QUESTION: What is sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic?

28. ANSWER: The type of rock formed at location A.ANSWER: The type of rock formed at location A. QUESTION:QUESTION: What is an intrusive igneous rock?

29. ANSWER: The process in which atoms rejoin together differently as a result of heat and pressure breaking the bonds that initially join atoms in minerals.ANSWER: The process in which atoms rejoin together differently as a result of heat and pressure breaking the bonds that initially join atoms in minerals. QUESTION: What is recrystallization?QUESTION: What is recrystallization?

30. ANSWER: The mineral that makes igneous rocks lighter in color.ANSWER: The mineral that makes igneous rocks lighter in color. QUESTION: What is silica?QUESTION: What is silica?

31. ANSWER: The name of an igneous rock that contains no minerals.ANSWER: The name of an igneous rock that contains no minerals. QUESTION: What is pumice or obsidian?QUESTION: What is pumice or obsidian?

32. ANSWER: The percentage of Earth’s crust that is made of sedimentary rock.ANSWER: The percentage of Earth’s crust that is made of sedimentary rock. QUESTION: What is 5%?QUESTION: What is 5%?

33. ANSWER: The 2 types of igneous rocks.ANSWER: The 2 types of igneous rocks. QUESTION: What are intrusive and extrusive?QUESTION: What are intrusive and extrusive?

34. ANSWER: The least durable or weather- resistant rock type.ANSWER: The least durable or weather- resistant rock type. QUESTION: What is sedimentary?QUESTION: What is sedimentary?

35. ANSWER: 2 reasons why a metamorphic rock may be nonfoliated.ANSWER: 2 reasons why a metamorphic rock may be nonfoliated. QUESTION: What is the rock was not exposed to high enough pressure or it is made of only one type of mineral?QUESTION: What is the rock was not exposed to high enough pressure or it is made of only one type of mineral?

36. ANSWER: The name and type of rock that is composed of dead wood, bark, leaves stems and roots.ANSWER: The name and type of rock that is composed of dead wood, bark, leaves stems and roots. QUESTION: What is coal and sedimentary?QUESTION: What is coal and sedimentary?

37. ANSWER: The carbonate mineral that makes up limestone.ANSWER: The carbonate mineral that makes up limestone. QUESTION: What is calcite?QUESTION: What is calcite?

38. ANSWER: 3 features found in sedimentary rocks that can provide information about Earth’s past.ANSWER: 3 features found in sedimentary rocks that can provide information about Earth’s past. QUESTION: What are crossbeds, ripples and mud cracks?QUESTION: What are crossbeds, ripples and mud cracks?

39. ANSWER: The process in which an existing rock is changed by heat and pressure.ANSWER: The process in which an existing rock is changed by heat and pressure. QUESTION: What is metamorphism?QUESTION: What is metamorphism?

40. ANSWER: The difference between large and small scale metamorphic changes.ANSWER: The difference between large and small scale metamorphic changes. QUESTION: What is large scale involves both heat and pressure while small scale only involves heat or pressure?QUESTION: What is large scale involves both heat and pressure while small scale only involves heat or pressure?

41. ANSWER: The arrangement of minerals in flat or wavy parallel bands.ANSWER: The arrangement of minerals in flat or wavy parallel bands. QUESTION: What is foliation?QUESTION: What is foliation?

42. ANSWER: The metamorphic rock that slate changes into when exposed to increased temperature and pressurANSWER: The metamorphic rock that slate changes into when exposed to increased temperature and pressur QUESTION: What is phyllite?QUESTION: What is phyllite?