Earth, Moon, Sun
Earth's tilt and orbit around the Sun create this
List 2 things all minerals have in common.
Solids, naturally occurring
Silica content
Only Saturn has rings
False
True or False: The Sun is primarily made up of helium and carbon.
F
Changes in the appearance of the Moon
Silver, gold, and copper have a shiny coating. What is this called
Luster
This texture of igneous rocks had gas bubbles trapped.
Vesicular
Gas Giant
Methane
What is the name for the earth's movement in an orbit around the sun? This takes 365 days.
Revolution
The name for the test of rubbing a mineral across a tile to see the color of mark it leaves?
Streak
When volcanoes quickly deposit lava on the Earth's surface, what type of igneous rock does this form?
Extrusive
Why is the temperature on Venus so hot?
Greenhouse effect
What is a dark area that appears on the sun called?
Sun spot
If the moon passes through Earth's shadow this is created.
lunar eclipse
The test we use for minerals in which a mineral breaks in a specific plane or pattern.
Cleavage
Intrusive
Mass
Meteorite
Most light from the Sun comes from this layer
photosphere
Fill in the blank. Geologists measure hardness on a scale of 1 to 10 called __________________.
Moh's scale
Pressure and water content
Put these in decreasing day length:
Earth, Venus, Jupiter
Venus, Earth, Jupiter
A star that is gravitationally bound with another star is known as this.
binary star