9 10 17

11
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12
7 8
22
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23
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5 6
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1 16 18
2
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 Question 1

two elements is the universe made

primarily of?

Hydrogen and Helium

 Question 2

Correct order of the planets in the

Solar System, starting closest to the
Sun

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,

Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
 Question 3

the building block of galaxy

stars
 Question 4

. Igneous rock that slowly cooled deep

below Earth’s crust

Plutonic
 Question 5

Foliation is found in

Metamorphic rock
 Question 6

Very dark colored; composed mainly of

olivine and pyroxine

ultramafic
 Question 7

Magma that cools above the earth’s

surface

Extrusive igneous rock

 Question 8

plutonic

intrusive
 Question 9

extrusive

Volcanic igneous rock

 Question 10

The property of minerals that describe

the overall shape of the crystals

Crystal habit
 Question 11

. As an interstellar cloud collapses to

become a star, its central region
eventually becomes opaque. Why is this a
significant development in the formation
of the star?

magnetic pressure now prevents

further collapse
 Question 12

In a mineral the constituent atoms

are bonded in a regular, repetitive,
internal structure; a rock is a lithified
or consolidated aggregate of different
mineral grains.

Minerals and rocks

 Question 13

The most widely accepted model in the

field of cosmogony to explain the
formation and
evolution of the Solar System.

nebular hypothesis
 Question 14

. As the rate of cooling increases, the

size of the crystals that form

decreases
 Question 15

The discovery that the universe

appears to be expanding led to a
widely accepted theory called

Big Bang
 Question 16

The common rock produced by the

metamorphism of limestone is

marble
 Question 17

. Which mass wasting process has the

slowest rate of movement?

creep
 Question 18

The sum total of all life on Earth.

atmosphere
 Question 19

The only organisms that can convert

nitrogen in the atmosphere into a form
useful to living things are
nitrogen-fixing__.

bacteria
 Question 20

. The asthenosphere is located at __

Upper mantle
 Question 21

ordinary” matter consisting of protons,

electrons, and
neutrons: atoms, planets, stars,
galaxies, nebulae, and other bodies.

Bryonic matter
 Question 22

Mineral resistance to scratch

hardness
 Question 23

main driving force of endogenic

processes

heat
 Question 24

arrange the events or rocks in their

chronological sequence without
knowing
their actual age

Relative dating
 Question 25

zone of life

biosphere