Mixtures Can Often Be Separated into Pure Substances by Taking

question 35

Multiple Choice

Mixtures can often be separated into pure substances by taking advantage of differences in the physical properties of the pure substances contained in the mixture.Which one is not a physical property?

• A)color
• B)boiling point
• C)melting point
• D)flammability

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Definitions:

Depositional Contact

The surface or boundary between two layers of rock where new sediment layers accumulate on top of existing ones.

Angular Unconformity

A geological feature where tilted or folded sedimentary rocks are overlain by younger, more flat-lying strata, indicating episodes of deformation and erosion.

Nonconformity

An unconformity in which the older rocks below the unconformity are not layered.

Geologic Relations

The study and understanding of how different geological features and processes are related or connected to each other.