Layers of the earth 🌎
The center of the earth 🌎
What is the core
Loose material on the surface of the earth in which plants might grow
What is Soil
An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth 🌎
What is a mineral
A ____ has a brilliant Luster
A Diamond has a Brilliant luster
A hard, natural substance made of 1 or more minerals
What is a rock?
A thin layer that is only about 7 to 45 km thick
What is the Crust
Particles that were once a living thing
What does organic mean
A ____ results from the orderly arrangement of the particles that make up minerals
What is a crystal
The way a mineral reflects light
What is a luster
A mineral that can be cut or polished for use
What is a Gemstone 💎?
A Part of the earth’s interior that surrounds the core
What is the mantle
The wearing away of the earth
What is weathering
A mineral crystal that form in rounded shapes
What is a Desert rose
The luster both gold and pyrite have
What is a metallic luster
A manmade version
What does synthetic mean
The three main layers of the Earth
What is Core ——> mantle——> crust
Small bits of weathered rock
What is sediment
A substance that is made of things that have never been alive
What does inorganic mean
The luster A Cinnabar has
What is a dull luster
Most rocks formed during the flood
What is sedimentary rock
Pieces that rest on the top of the mantle
What are plates
The movement of sediment from one place to another
What is erosion
Scientists who study minerals
What are Mineralogists
The luster an opal has
What is a pearly luster
The minerals used in Turf Fertilizer
What is Calcite & Sulfur