What two elements make up the mineral quartz?

A. oxygen, silicon
B. silicon, nitrogen
C. sodium, calcium
D. potassium, oxygen


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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If you were hiking through the Rocky Mountains and saw a sharp ridge of peaks that looked a bit like the teeth of a saw, you might reasonably conclude that it had been shaped by what?

A) Erosion from winter snow packs. B) A strike-slip fault that caused uplift. C) Two parallel glaciers in the valleys on each side. D) Tectonic activity.

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