A Mineralogist Studies Minerals and Their Origins

Multiple Choice

A mineralogist studies minerals and their origins. A mineralogist studying the Earth system would__________ .

A) study how minerals form rocks
B) study how minerals influence organisms living on them, how they react with water to produce soil forming minerals, or study how wind transports minerals as dust and influences climate
C) do the same thing, studying minerals and their origins, as any other mineralogist
D) Minerals can never be used to study the Earth system.