Minerals
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
VA Geology
100

A mineral's properties are determined by

What is the internal arrangement of it's atoms

100
Gasses like carbon dioxide and methane that absorb heat (infrared) energy
What are greehouse gasses
100
Continental Polar airmass
What is an airmass with dry cool air
100
Temperature and moisture
What are the two things that determine climate
100
The ratio of mass to volume for all matter
What is density
200

Two most abundant minerals found in the Earth's crust

What is Silicon & Oxygen

200
The tilt of Earth's rotational axis
What is the main reason we have seasons
200
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity
200
The feature that has the biggest control on temperature
What is Latitude
200
A seismic wave that tarvels slowly and cannot pass through Earth's liquid outer core
What is an S-Wave
300

Softest mineral found in baby powder


What is Talc

300
Belt of the planet recieving the most insolation on any given day of the year
What is the equatorial zone or tropical zone
300
Temperature that water begins to condense and form clouds at
What is the dewpoint
300
Air drops moisture on the windward side of mountains as it is forced to rise and cool by the mountains
What is the cause of most desert climates
300
The idea that relative dates can be determined by using known fossils and depth below the surface
What is superposition
400

Scraping a mineral on a plate, powder left behind shows internal color of mineral. 

Streak 

400
Currents created by uneven heating of Earth's surface
What are global wind belts or convection zones
400
Differences in air pressure caused by uneven heating
What is the cause of wind
400
The feature that causes temperature to become lower as it increases
What is altitude
400
The thing that give all minerals their basic properties of luster, hardness, cleavage, fracture, color and streak
What is mineral composition
500

This test shows ho easily a mineral can be scratched.

Hardness test 

500
The type of electromagnetic radiation primarily responsible for energy on Earth
What is visible light
500
The process of cooling as pressure drops
What is adiabatic cooling
500
The idea that distance from an ocean or large body of water can alter temperature when compared across latitudes
What is continentality
500
The change in wavelength from long to short as an object is moving towards the veiwer
What is blue shift
M
e
n
u