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| The state of matter for all minerals |
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| The color of a mineral’s powder (found by rubbing the mineral against a tile) |
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| Property of minerals that can be found by dividing the mass by the volume |
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| The structure created as a mineral grows atom by atom |
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| The structure created as a mineral grows atom by atom |
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Naturally occurring
Inorganic
Solid
Crystal structure
Defined chemical composition |
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| The type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools below the ground (forms large crystals) |
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| The particles that make up a rock and give it texture. |
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| Describes a metamorphic rock that has a randomly arranged grain |
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| The 2 elements in Silica (one of the most common materials in Earth’s crust) |
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| The two main differences between a rock and a mineral |
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-Rocks are mixtures (they have no defined chemical formula)
-Rocks sometimes contain organic material |
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| Type of rock that forms when an exsiting rock is exposed to high levels of pressure and heat |
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| Substance that cools to form igneous rock |
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| The parent rock of quartzite |
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| The 4 steps of sedimentary rock formation (in order) |
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1.Erosion
2.Deposition
3.Compaction
4.Cementation |
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| The force that drives the rock cycle |
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| Plate Tectonics (the movement of the continental plates) |
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| The type of weathering that creates only physical changes |
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| This form of accelerated weathering is caused by sulfur and nitrogen pollutants dissolved in water |
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| The process hat removes valuable metals from ores |
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| The structure created as a mineral grows atom by atom |
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| The structure created as a mineral grows atom by atom |
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| The type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools below the ground (forms large crystals) |
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| The particles that make up a rock and give it texture. |
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| Describes a metamorphic rock that has a randomly arranged grain |
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| The 2 elements in Silica (one of the most common materials in Earth’s crust) |
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| The two main differences between a rock and a mineral |
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-Rocks are mixtures (they have no defined chemical formula)
-Rocks sometimes contain organic material |
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| Type of rock that forms when an exsiting rock is exposed to high levels of pressure and heat |
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| Substance that cools to form igneous rock |
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| The parent rock of quartzite |
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| The 4 steps of sedimentary rock formation (in order) |
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1.Erosion
2.Deposition
3.Compaction
4.Cementation |
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| The force that drives the rock cycle |
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| Plate Tectonics (the movement of the continental plates) |
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| The type of weathering that creates only physical changes |
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| This form of accelerated weathering is caused by sulfur and nitrogen pollutants dissolved in water |
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| The process hat removes valuable metals from ores |
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| 2 rocks that contain calcium and weather rapidly when exposed to carbonic acid. |
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| A U.S. state where weathering occurs at a fast rate |
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| Good answers include Hawaii and Florida |
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| The term that describes how an object reflects light |
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| The type of igneous rock that is fine grained or glassy |
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| A form of mechanical weathering based on the fact that ice has 9% more volume than an equal mass of liquid water. |
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| Ice Wedging or Frost Action |
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| The type of sedimentary rock formed from particles of weathered rocks |
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| The type of mechanical weathering that produces smooth, rounded river rocks and stone arches in deserts |
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| Examples of mechanical and chemical weathering that are caused by plants |
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| Good answers include roots growing into cracks in rocks and breaking the rock apart and mosses producing mild acids to break down rock for their nutrients |
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