Rock Cycle
Properties of Minerals
Vocab One
Vocab 2
Traits of Minerals
100
Wind and rain break off pieces of rocks
What is weathering?
100
the way a rock or mineral shines
What is luster?
100
the weathering process by which rocks are decomposed, dissolved, or loosened
What is chemical?
100
the ability of a substance (such as a mineral) to scratch another substance or be itself scratched
What is hardness?
100
something that can be found in nature
What is naturally occurring?
200
Water washes away parts of rocks or soil
What is erosion?
200
a characteristic that allows a mineral to attract or repel other magnetic material
What is magnetism?
200
a very hard rock that can be polished and is used in buildings and monuments
What is granite?
200
solid chemical elements or compounds (as in diamond or quartz) that occur naturally in the form of crystals
What are minerals?
200
the state of matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space
What is solid?
300
Rock formed when magma cools and hardens
What is igneous rock?
300
the ability to break in a clean, definite manner
What is cleavage?
300
a rock that is formed from animal remains (as shells or coral), and is often used in building
What is limestone?
300
the quality of a crystallized substance or rock of splitting in definite directions
What is cleavage?
300
not living
What is inorganic?
400
Rock formed by pressure. It has layers.
What is sedimentary?
400
one of the ways to identify minerals - could be pink, green, or cloudy
What is color?
400
a vent in the earth's crust from which melted or hot rock and steam come out
What is volcano?
400
the property of minerals that indicates how much the surface of a mineral reflects light
What is luster?
400
an array of small boxes
What is crystalline structure?
500
Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
What is metamorphic?
500
the color of the powder left behind when a mineral is rubbed on a hard, white surface
What is streak?
500
the most common sedimentary rock; made of sand held together by a natural cement or bands, or layers
What is sandstone?
500
the distinctive features that can be easily used to identify minerals
What are properties?
500
the same chemicals are found throughout the substance
What is homogeneous chemical composition?
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