Rocks
Identify Minerals
Volcano
Water cycle
Miscellaneous
100
A naturally occuring solid mixture of one or more minerals and organic matter.
What is a rock?
100
the test of a mineral that determines the resistance of a mineral to being scratched.
What is the hardness test?
100
This volcano had gentling sloping sides
What is shield volcano?
100
This is the process of turning water (as in a lake) into water vapor (as in "humidity").
What is evaporation?
100
This volcano can erupt at anytime.
What is active volcano?
200
A naturally formed solid matter that has crystalline structure.
What is a mineral?
200
a chart that compares the hardness of common materials to the hardness of minerals.
What is the Moh's Hardness Scale?
200
This is the point where the magma leaves the volcano's pipe.
What is the vent?
200
Gas -------> Liquid is called ___________________(this happens in the clouds)
What is condensation?
200
buildings, walls, roads, jewelry, decoration, countertops
What two ways people use rocks?
300
Rocks that form when hot, liquid rock (magma) cools.
What is a igneous rock?
300
Color, hardness, streak, and luster.
What is 4 ways identify minerals?
300
This is molten rock below ground
What is mamga?
300
Oceans, smaller bodies of water lakes or ponds, underground (aquifers)
What are 2 places that water collect on Earth?
300
glassy, dull
What two ways different descriptions of non-metallic?
400
Arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The original rock is subjected to heat and pressure, causing profound physical or chemical change.
What is a metamorphic rock?
400
Cleavage is the way a mineral will break in smooth straight sheets. Fracture is the way a mineral will break in uneven chips.
What is the difference between cleavage and fracture?
400
This is a volcano that is unlikely to erupt soon.
What is dormant volcano?
400
rain, snow, sleet, hail
What are 3 types of precipitation
400
a measure of how much matter is in an object.
What is mass?
500
Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment, especially sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice ( glaciers ), and wind and often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils.
What is sedimentary rock?
500
Color of a mineral can be deceiving because the same mineral can be several different colors AND many minerals are the same color.
What is least most reliable way identify a mineral?
500
This is and explosion of ash cinders and bombs from a violent volcanic eruption.
What is pyroclastic flow?
500
An instrument used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer?
500
solid, liquid and gas
What is are three states of matter that can exist?
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