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The cooling and hardening of magna deep underground results in…

A. a pluton

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An example of an igneous rock is…

A. Gabbro

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Which pair of minerals is most likely to be found in felsic rock?

A. Orthoclase feldspar and quartz

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All rocks contain…

A. Minerals

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Which of the following is likely to have form farthest from the shoreline?

A. Quartz and sandstone

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Which of the following is not a physical characteristic determined by the arrangement of the atoms within a mineral?

A. Streak

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An example of a native mineral is….

A. Copper

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Which is the most probable reason for the difference between the properties of diamonds and graphite?

A. Because structural forms of carbon

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The mineral calcite is a combination of calcium, carbon, and oxygen. Calcite is an example of…

A. Compound

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A mineral property that cannot be readily determined by inspection is…

A. Hardness

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Compared to the Earth’s diameter, the sun’s diameter is about…

A. 110 times greater

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From the surface of the sun to its center, the temperature can be assumed to…

A. Steadily increase

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What is the name of the outermost layer of the sun?

A. Corona

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Planetary orbits are…

A. elliptical

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What is Earth’s average speed as it orbits the sun?

A. About 30 kilometers per second.

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Even though Venus is farther away from the sun than Mercury, Venus’s surface is hotter than Mercury’s. This is because Venus…

A. Venus has a think carbon dioxide atmosphere that traps the sun’s heat.

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Which one of the planets can never be seen from Earth at midnight?

A. Venus

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The largest volcano in the solar system is located on…

A. Mars

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Mars has seasons twice as long as Earth’s seasons because…

A. Mars’s gravity is two fifths of earth’s gravity

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Saturn’s moon Titan is unusual because…

A. It is very small

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Where is magma not likely to form?

A. At plate boundries

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How is magma different from lava?

A. Magma exists below the Earth’s surface

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As its silica content increases, magma tends to…

A. Have greater viscosity

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Active volcanoes are known to exists on…

A. Mars

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Chains of volcanic islands sometimes form…

A. When one oceanic plate sub ducts beneath another oceanic plate.