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Earth Science Exam 1 questions with verified solution



Mineral u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA usolid uinorganic usubstance uof unatural uoccurrence.

Crystal u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA usubstance uin uwhich uthe uparticles uare uarranged uin uan uorderly,
ugeometric, urepeating upattern.


Atomic uNumber u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe unumber uof uprotons uin uthe unucleus uof uan uatom.

Atomic uMass u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe uaverage umass uof uall uthe uisotopes uof uan uelement.

Isotope u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uAtoms uof uthe usame uelement uthat uhave udifferent unumbers uof
uneutrons.


Rock u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA unaturally uoccurring usolid umixture uof uone uor umore uminerals uor
uorganic umatter.


Rock uCycle u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA useries uof uprocesses uon uthe usurface uand uinside uEarth uthat
uslowly uchanges urocks ufrom uone ukind uto uanother.


Igneous uRock u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA utype uof urock uthat uforms ufrom uthe ucooling uof umolten urock
uat uor ubelow uthe usurface.


Sedimentary uRock u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA utype uof urock uthat uforms uwhen uparticles ufrom uother
urocks uor uthe uremains uof uplants uand uanimals uare upressed uand ucemented utogether.


Streak u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe ucolor uof ua umineral uin upowdered uform.

Metamorphic uRock u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA utype uof urock uthat uforms ufrom uan uexisting urock uthat
uis uchanged uby uheat, upressure, uor uchemical ureactions.


Lithosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA urigid ulayer umade uup uof uthe uuppermost upart uof uthe umantle
uand uthe ucrust.


Atmosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA umixture uof ugases uthat usurrounds ua uplanet uor umoon.

Mantle u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA ulayer ubetween uEarth's ucrust uand uthe uouter ucore.

Inner uCore u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA udense usphere uof usolid uiron uand unickel uat uthe ucenter uof
uEarth.

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Outer uCore u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA ulayer uof umolten uiron uand unickel uthat usurrounds uthe uinner
ucore uof uEarth.


Moho u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe uboundary ubetween uthe uearth's umantle uand ucrust.

Pangea u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA usupercontinent ucontaining uall uof uEarth's uland uthat uexisted uabout
u225 umillion uyears uago.


Hardness u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA umeasure uof uhow ueasily ua umineral ucan ube uscratched.

Luster u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe uway ua umineral ureflects ulight ufrom uits usurface.

Fracture u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe uway ua umineral ulooks uwhen uit ubreaks uapart uin uan uirregular
uway.


Cleavage u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA umineral's uability uto usplit ueasily ualong uflat usurfaces.

Bowen's uReaction uSeries u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uShows uthe uorder uof umineral ucrystallization uand
ucomposition uof urocks.


Kimberlites u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uRare, uultrabasic urock uwhere udiamonds uare ufound.

Hydrosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uAll uthe uwater uat uand unear uthe usurface uof uthe uearth, u97% uof
uwhich uis uin uoceans.


Biosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uConsists uof uall ulife uon uEarth uand uall uparts uof uthe uEarth uin uwhich
ulife uexists, uincluding uland, uwater, uand uthe uatmosphere.


Geosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe usolid upart uof uthe uearth uconsisting uof uthe ucrust uand uouter
umantle.


Asthenosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe usoft ulayer uof uthe umantle uon uwhich uthe ulithosphere
ufloats.


Isotasy u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA ustate uof ubalance uwhere uthe ucrust/lithosphere uis usupported uby uthe
uplastic uupper umantle u(asthenosphere).


Asteroid u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uAny uof unumerous usmall ucelestial ubodies ucomposed uof urock uand
umetal uthat umove uaround uthe usun u(mainly ubetween uthe uorbits uof uMars uand uJupiter).


Meteorite u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uA umeteoroid uthat upasses uthrough uthe uatmosphere uand uhits
uEarth's usurface.


Buoyancy u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uAbility uto ufloat.

Comets u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uBalls uof uice, urock, uand udust uin uspace uwith ua utail.

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