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Which map features are used to find locations?
Latitude and longitude lines
Which mapping option best represents the shape of area nears the equator?
Cylindrical projection
Which mapping option shows differences in elevation of the land?
Topographic map
How are remote sensing data commonly used?
To monitor changes in the land
Which maps could be used to determine exact locations on Earth?
Maps with lines of latitude an longitude on them
A ____ shows the structure of rocks beneath Earth’s surface.
Geologic cross section
Any topographic feature of Earth’s crust is called a(n)
Landform
Plains are landforms with
Low elevation and low relief
Plateaus are landforms with
High elevation and low relief
The change in elevation in an an area is called
Relief
The Himalayas and Appalachians are
Mountains
The height above sea level is also called
Elevation
More than 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by
Oceans
For a material to be considered a mineral, which characteristic must it have?
Be naturally occurring
Which characteristic is NOT true of all minerals?
Contain at least two elements
What is the mineral name of rock salt?
Halite
What determines the large-scale shape of minerals?
The arrangement of their atoms
Which mineral in seawater is used by many marine animals to build their shells?
Salts
Minerals are made from what kinds of processes?
Inorganic
What is molten rock beneath Earth’s surface called?
Magma
Which statement is NOT true?
A mineral can be made by living thing
Which substance is NOT a mineral?
A ruby made in a lab
What is a crystal?
A solid in which the atoms form a repeating pattern
What determines the shape of a mineral crystal?
The angles between the atoms in the mineral
What are silicates?
Minerals that have silicon and oxygen
Which mineral might form from hot fluids deep within Earth?
Gold
Which mineral form when seawater evaporates?
Halite
The average person uses 22,000 kg of mineral resources in a …
Year
Iron can be extracted from
Hematites and magnetite
The mining industry processes about ____ tons of aluminum each year.
30 million
Gold has many uses in science and industry because it is a (n)
Conductor that does not corrode
which metallic resource is used in the catalytic converters of cars to help regulate the release of harmful gases?
Platinum
One of the most important nonmetallic mineral resources is
Sand
One of gemstone names of the mineral corundum is
Ruby
What makes a mineral an ore
It can be mined at a profit
Iron ore is NOT used in
Plumbing
Aluminum is commonly used in
Soda cans
Which properties of gold make it desirable for jewelry?
Color and metallic properties
How is gypsum used in the building of a home
In concrete and drywall
Which material is a main ingredient of steel
Iron
Which mineral is a gemstone and an abrasive
Diamond
Which item is NOT a mineral
A diamond made in a laboratory
A crystal forms when atoms join..
In a repeating pattern
A silicate is
A mineral that contains silicon and oxygen
Which mineral has a metallic luster
Gold
Aluminum is an important _____ ore
Metallic
Which property of quartz makes it useful as an ingredient of sandpaper?
Hardness
How are most diamonds used
As abrasives and gemstones
A penny has a hardness of 3. Glass has a hardness of 5.5. Based on this information, which statement is true?
Glass can scratch the penny
Which is the softest mineral
Talc
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