Basic E. Science
Maps/Layers
ROCKS
ROCKS cont. 1
ROCKS cont. 2
100
four spheres of E. Science
What is hydrophere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere
100
Differences in elevation are best shown using a ____.
What is topographic map
100
The smallest particle of an element that still retains all the element’s properties is a(n) ____.
What is an atom
100
All minerals in the sulfate and sulfide groups contain what element?
What is sulfur
100
As the rate of cooling of igneous rocks increases, the size of the crystals that form ____.
What is decreases
200
4 main areas of E. Science (3/4)
What is geology, astronomy, meteorology, and oceanography
200
On a topographic map, contour lines that form a circle indicate a(n) ____.
What is hill
200
Which subatomic particles are most involved in chemical bonding?
What is electrons
200
Which of a rock's properties is generally the least useful in identifying minerals?
What is color
200
A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface is called an ____.
What is intrusive igneous rock
300
Plate tectonics explains what natural disasters
What is volcanoes and earthquakes
300
The crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of Earth called the ____.
What is lithosphere
300
The main types of chemical bonds are ____.
What is ionic, covalent, and metallic
300
The appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral is called ____.
What is luster
300
The three Rock types?
What is sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
400
Earth is considered a system because all of its parts ____.
What is interact
400
The rigid uppermost lithospheric plate moves along what layer
What is asthenosphere
400
Minerals are classified by ____.
What is composition
400
The tendency of minerals to break along smooth flat surfaces is called ____.
What is cleavage
400
What determines the properties of a mineral?
What is composition and structure
500
A preliminary untested explanation that tries to explain how or why things happen in the manner observed is a scientific ____.
hypothesis
500
What are the building blocks of minerals?
What are elements
500
What is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition?
What is a mineral
500
the ratio of a mineral’s mass to its volume
What is density
500
What forces cause a rock to turn into a metamorphic rock
What is high heat and high pressure
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