7^th Science Starting Geology Name: ______________________

1. The layer of rock just beneath Earth’s crust is the:

a) continental shelf b) mantel c) outer core d) inner core

2. The Florida peninsula, now part of North America, was originally attached to:

a) Africa b) Asia c) Europe d) Antarctica

3. Major fault line of eastern North America running just north of Mississippi:

a) San Andreas b) San Francisco c) New Madrid d) Pacific Trench

4. The hardest mineral known is:

a) talc b) quartz c) steel d) diamond

5. Metals in minerals tend to cause brilliant colors. Iron can cause which color?

a) Green b) Blue c) Red d) None of these

6. Which causes the larger crystals to form?

a) Slow deposition b) Rapid deposition c) Decompression d) None of these

7. Specific gravity is a measure of a material’s:

a) Mass b) Temperature c) Volume d) Density

8. Current theory about the moon’s origin states that:

a) It is a chunk of earth knocked off by a comet

b) It was another planet captured by earth’s gravity

c) It formed at the same time as earth

d) None of these

9. Pangaea was: a) the original supercontinent b) an old name for the moon

c) a dinosaur d) none of these

10. How did we find the volume of the aluminum pieces in our density experiment?

a) displacement of water in a graduated cylinder b) a lot of math

c) weighing with a triple beam balance d) none of these

Organize these minerals in order of increasing hardness as numbered representatives of Moh’s Scale:

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2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

4. ________________________________

5. ________________________________

6. ________________________________

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8. ________________________________

9. ________________________________

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Minerals (NOT in order)

Ø Apatite

Ø Calcite

Ø Corundum

Ø Diamond

Ø Fluorite

Ø Gypsum

Ø Orthoclase

Ø Quarz

Ø Talc

Ø Topaz

Bonus: Describe how to cut a diamond: