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What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
CRUST
True or false: The mantle is the hotter than the crust.
TRUE
What is the inside part of the Earth called?
CORE
Which layer is made of solid rock?
CRUST
Name the three layers of the Earth.
CRUST, MANTLE AND CORE.
What property describes how a mineral shines?
LUSTRE
True or false: Hardness tells us how easily a mineral can be scratched.
TRUE
Which property describes the color of a mineral?
COLOUR
If a mineral has a cube form, what property are we describing?
SHAPE
True or false: Quartz is soft.
FALSE
True or false: All minerals have the same hardness.
FALSE
Which property could be metallic or glassy?
LUSTRE
Fill in the blank: A diamond is very __________ (hard or soft?).
HARD
True or false: Sedimentary rocks are formed from layers.
TRUE
What type of rock forms when magma cools?
IGNEOUS ROCK.
What type of rock forms under heat and pressure?
METAMORPHIC ROCK
