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What type of minerals contain oxygen bonded with one or more metals?
What type of minerals contain oxygen bonded with one or more metals?
Which minerals are classified as Halides?
Which minerals are classified as Halides?
How can minerals be identified according to the text?
How can minerals be identified according to the text?
Which physical property of minerals is not considered reliable?
Which physical property of minerals is not considered reliable?
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What is the color of the streak for Pyrite, also known as 'Fool's gold'?
What is the color of the streak for Pyrite, also known as 'Fool's gold'?
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Which mineral has a streak that is reddish brown despite its apparent color?
Which mineral has a streak that is reddish brown despite its apparent color?
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Which type of minerals contain a carbonate ion, CO2−3?
Which type of minerals contain a carbonate ion, CO2−3?
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'Fool's gold' is associated with which mineral?
'Fool's gold' is associated with which mineral?
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What is the direct result of the lithosphere being made of both crust and upper mantle?
What is the direct result of the lithosphere being made of both crust and upper mantle?
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How does the lithosphere move over the asthenosphere?
How does the lithosphere move over the asthenosphere?
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What causes the movement of tectonic plates according to the text?
What causes the movement of tectonic plates according to the text?
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What powerful idea allows scientists to predict geologic events and reconstruct the geologic past?
What powerful idea allows scientists to predict geologic events and reconstruct the geologic past?
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How did the Plate Tectonic theory evolve according to the text?
How did the Plate Tectonic theory evolve according to the text?
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What does Plate Tectonics provide a unified mechanism explaining?
What does Plate Tectonics provide a unified mechanism explaining?
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Which process causes rigid tectonic plates to move or 'float'?
Which process causes rigid tectonic plates to move or 'float'?
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What is a key feature that allows scientists to predict geologic events?
What is a key feature that allows scientists to predict geologic events?
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What type of rocks are explained by Plate Tectonic theory?
What type of rocks are explained by Plate Tectonic theory?
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What aspect of Earth's structure allows for the movement of tectonic plates?
What aspect of Earth's structure allows for the movement of tectonic plates?
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