Maps
the lines on a topographic map show
What are equal elevations?
area of earth science that deals with the physical and chemical parts of the oceans
What is oceanography?
minerals with with a 1 symbol formula
Examples: Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Gold (Au), Silver (Ag)
steep areas on a map are shown by this
What are lines close together?
Name a special property of minerals.
What is magnetism, taste, texture, radioactivity?
the area of earth sciences that examines planets and stars outside our atmosphere
What is astronomy?
this is the color of the powder left behind when a mineral is scratched on a plate
What is streak?
What is open cut, strip mining, dredge, long wall, stope, or in situ leaching?
What is the equator?
the minimum number of properties needed to ID an element
What is two?
this area of earth science examines the atmosphere
What is meteorology?
What is hardness?
divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian?
this area of earth science would examine the effects of waste from a mine on an area
What is environmental science?
Give examples of lusters.
What is metallic, pearly, glassy, vitreous, etc. ?
These lines can have values greater than 90 degrees
What are lines of longitude?
Some minerals have this special property, where they emit visible light when exposed to ultraviolent light.
What is flourescence?
Name three of the branches of geology.
What is mineralogy, seismology, paleontology, volcanology?
Name at least 3 of the characteristics of minerals.
What is solid, inorganic, naturally occurring, definite chemical composition, and crystal structure?