Fun with Geoscience Trivia

Question Answer
1. What is the name of the tin oxide often mined as an ore of tin? CASSITERITE
2. What high phenomenon is experienced twice every 24.84 hours in Hilo Bay, Hawaii? TIDE
3. What geologic time period was named after the old Roman name for Wales, UK? CAMBRIAN

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