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Which mineral stands at 10, the top of the hardness scale?Read the answer and worked solution →A fingernail has a hardness of about:Read the answer and worked solution →Gold, silver and platinum are classed as:Read the answer and worked solution →Copper, lead, zinc, tin and aluminium are classed as:Read the answer and worked solution →Cement is a mixture of which kind of minerals?Read the answer and worked solution →The two most common minerals found in rocks are:Read the answer and worked solution →The science of rocks is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Igneous rocks, solidified from magma and lava, are also known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The word sedimentary comes from the Latin sedimentum, meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →The compaction of deposits into rock is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Chalk, coal and some limestone are sedimentary rocks formed:Read the answer and worked solution →Metamorphism by breaking and crushing without chemical change is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The layered arrangement of minerals in metamorphic rocks is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Slate, schist and marble are examples of which rock family?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the igneous rocksRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the sedimentary rocksRead the answer and worked solution →Run the hardness scaleRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the metamorphic rocksRead the answer and worked solution →Metallic or non-metallicRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the rock familiesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Minerals and rocks bingoRead the answer and worked solution →External forces acting on the earth's surface, powered by the sun, are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The wearing down of relief by exogenic forces is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Diastrophism and volcanism are which type of geomorphic process?Read the answer and worked solution →Mountain building by severe folding of long narrow crustal belts is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Epeirogeny is described as which kind of building process?Read the answer and worked solution →Force applied per unit area on earth materials is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Temperature and which other climatic element control most exogenic processes?Read the answer and worked solution →Weathering is described as which kind of process, because little material moves?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which mineral stands at 10, the top of the hardness scale?

  1. Topaz gem
  2. Quartz
  3. Diamond
  4. Corundum
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Correct answer: C. Diamond

1. Corundum is 9 and topaz 8. 2. Diamond is 10. 3. Quartz is 7. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 5, Minerals and Rocks._

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A fingernail has a hardness of about:

  1. 5.5
  2. 1.0
  3. 7.5
  4. 2.5
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Correct answer: D. 2.5

1. Glass or a knife blade is 5.5. 2. A fingernail is 2.5. 3. It can scratch talc and gypsum. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 5, Minerals and Rocks._

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Gold, silver and platinum are classed as:

  1. Precious metals
  2. Ferrous metals
  3. Non-ferrous ones
  4. Organic minerals
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Correct answer: A. Precious metals

1. Metallic minerals have three types. 2. Gold, silver and platinum are precious metals. 3. Iron is a ferrous metal. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 5, Minerals and Rocks._

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