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Question 1 1 / 1 pts Fossil shells can be used to determine the _____ of past oceans by using the oxygen isotope ratios at the time the shells were alive. temperature biodiversity location salinity Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which of the following substances is a mineral? writing paper water vapor salt crystals

petroleum Question 3 1 / 1 pts The sides of this quartz crystal are called... fracture surfaces faces prisms cleavage planes Question 4 1 / 1 pts A mineral that, on Mohs Hardness Scale, can be scratched by fluorite is...

has a hardness between five and six is one of the hardest minerals known has a hardness less than four can scratch a glass plate Question 5 1 / 1 pts The mineral above with the metallic luster is called Galena, and it has the chemical formula PbS. What group of minerals does it belong to?

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sulfates silicates sulfides native metals Question 6 1 / 1 pts The most abundant minerals in Earth's crust are the _____. silicates halides carbonates oxides Question 7 1 / 1 pts

The samples above are cleaved samples of the mineral calcite. Which of the following statements is true about this mineral? Calcite exhibits conchoidal fracture Calcite has cubic cleavate Calcite is too hard to leave a streak on a porcelain plate Calcite will react to acid Question 8 1 / 1 pts Luster, color, streak and hardness are called _______ of minerals. identifying characteristics rudimentary notices physical properties

Question 9 1 / 1 pts Convergent plate boundaries often produce which of the following. minimal earthquakes large earthquakes no noticeable effects coastal erosion Question 10 1 / 1 pts Humans have been around for a large portion of geologic time. True False Humans have been around for a very tiny portion of geologic time.

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