Lab: Mineral and Rock Classification — Cumulative exam Answers

How do minerals form from magma?

Which is a difference between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic era?

Which two large landmasses formed when Pangaea first started to separate?

A college student has been assigned to write captions for a new textbook on gravity and motion. This is one of the pictures from the textbook.

Study this image of space.

In addition to Earth, which planet has evidence of water on the surface?

Which list correctly names the three types of galaxies?

Chris drew a diagram to compare the ways in which different organisms obtain nitrogen.

Which two scientists’ theories supported the general consensus of the people and religious teachings of the time?

In which era did mammals emerge?

Scientists have detected an asteroid that is 700,000,000 km from Earth. About how many astronomical units is that?

How are S waves and surface waves similar?

Which example best illustrates a method to show differences among Earth’s layers?

Cattle live in an area where the streams are dry. For which basic need do these cattle most likely compete?

Which statement describes Earth?

The diagram shows cross-cutting relationships among rocks.

The images show two metamorphic rock samples.

The images show sedimentary layers before and after they were shifted by a geologic event.

Examine the image of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.

In addition to having a blue color, what other characteristic do Neptune and Uranus share?