Es Week #5 - Minerals, Gems, & Rocks
ES Week #5 - Questions cover material from minerals, gems, and the rock cycle.
- 1.A mineral is considered a gem if it has these qualities: (check the 2 that apply)
- A.
Costs a lot
- B.
Rare
- C.
Black
- D.
Is considered beautiful
- E.
Was once alive
- 2.The gem from #3 was said to be cursed originally by a Hindu God because the thief took it from a
- A.
King's crown
- B.
Queen's dress
- C.
Statue's eye
- D.
Dog collar
- E.
British museum
- 3.Conflict, or Blood, Diamonds are not encouraged to be bought because they fund
- A.
A South American tribe
- B.
An Australian kangaroo farm
- C.
A Russian nuclear power plant
- D.
An African civil war
- E.
An American senator
- 4.Diamonds are not only used for jewelery; they are also used in
- A.
Industry for cutting.
- B.
Windows for glass.
- C.
Computers for hard drives.
- D.
Mr. Sampson's coffee mug for heat.
- E.
Paper for envelopes.
- 5.Which of the following is NaCl, or salt?
- A.
Calcite
- B.
Halite
- C.
Talc
- D.
Quartz
- 6.The Statue of Liberty is made from
- A.
Pt
- B.
C
- C.
Co
- D.
Cu
- E.
Fe
- 7.Exposure to inhaled asbestos causes lung cancer. This mineral is often found with asbestos and thus not used anymore to make powder.
- A.
Quartz
- B.
Talc
- C.
Graphite
- D.
Gold
- E.
Feldspar
- 8.Quartz with a little Fe makes amethyst which is
- A.
Red
- B.
Orange
- C.
Yellow
- D.
Green
- E.
Purple
- 9.Oxidation, or rusting, of copper turns it
- A.
Red
- B.
Orange
- C.
Yellow
- D.
Green
- E.
Purple
- 10.Eggs and cocoa and oil and water are ingredients for brownies. _________ are the ingredients for rocks.
- A.
Oysters
- B.
Minerals
- C.
Variables
- D.
Meters
- E.
T-rexes
- 11.In Africa, there are waterfalls and steep cliffs. The terms for these land formations are: (choose both)
- A.
Cataracts
- B.
Plateau
- C.
Plain
- D.
Escarpments
- 12.A Republic is
- A.
A monarchy.
- B.
A dictatorship.
- C.
A form of government where people choose representatives.
- D.
Vegetation.
- 13.Igneous rocks form from
- A.
Cooled magma or lava.
- B.
Compacted & cemented sediments.
- C.
Heat and pressure changing existing rocks.
- D.
The sun's rays hitting the surface.
- 14.Earth is ____ years old.
- A.
13.7 B
- B.
13.7 M
- C.
7 B
- D.
4.6 B
- E.
4.6 M
- 15.The thing that CHANGES in a lab is called the
- A.
Control
- B.
Hypothesis
- C.
Graph
- D.
Variable
- E.
Data
- 16._______ are negative charges found on the outside of an atom's nucleus.
- A.
Protons
- B.
Neutrons
- C.
Kryptonite
- D.
Electrons
- 17.The formula for density =
- A.
M*V
- B.
V/m
- C.
V*m
- D.
M/v
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