Vocabulary
a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure
What is a mineral?
The way the light bounces off a mineral’s surface is described by the mineral’s
What is luster?
When sediment is pressed together and cemented, the sediment becomes
What is sedimentary?
True or false: Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock/
What is true.
substance made up of two or more elements
What is a compound?
a solid, geometric form that results from a repeating pattern of atoms
What is a crystal?
The color of a mineral in powdered form is the mineral’s
What is a streak?
Metamorphic rock can be broken down by weathering and erosion to form
What is sedimentary rock?
Sedimentary rock can turn into this type of rock with enough heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock.
an area where a set of deep cracks form
What is a rift zone?
anything that has volume and mass
What is matter?
When a mineral has , it breaks along flat surfaces that generally run parallel to the planes of weakness in the crystal structure.
What is cleavage?
can be intrusive or extrusive
What is igneous rock?
The three main types of rock
What are sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic?
the process by which sediment comes to a rest
What is deposition?
building blocks of matter
What are atoms?
is the measure of how much matter is in a given amount of space.
What is density?
forms when existing rock is altered by high pressure
What is metamorphic?
If an igneous rock undergoes weathering and erosion to form sediment, which is then buried, compacted, and cemented, it becomes
What is a sedimentary rock?
the process that breaks down rocks
What is weathering?
pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
What are elements?
A mineral’s resistance to being scratched is called its
What is hardness?
named according to size of fragments
What is sedimentary?
What is formed through the melting of igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rocks, often deep below the Earth's surface.
What is magma?
the process that moves sediment from place to place
What is erosion?