Which of the following factors influence the response of a rock to stress and strain?  I. the nature of the rock  II. the temperature of the rock  III. the pressure to which the rock is subjected  IV. the mass of the rock

Where do short-period comets (those with an orbital period of 200 years or less) originate?

Which of the following is not a term used to describe the luster of a mineral?

A theory is supported mainly by

What type of fault tends to result in younger rock overlying older rock?

Why are the alignments that result in solar and lunar eclipses so rare?

Which of the following  is not a type of fault?

A person who says, “that’s only a theory” likely doesn’t know that a scientific theory is a

Great advances in science occurred with the invention of

For each of the following materials, classify it as a mineral or not a mineral.