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A material made up of one or more minerals.

Rock

100

An inorganic material that is made by nature.

Mineral

100

A test that determines whether the mineral can be scratched or can scratch another mineral.

Hardness

100

Organizes minerals from softest to hardest

Moh's Hardness Scale

100

Cannot be used as the only property to identify a mineral

Color

200

A 1-10 scale that measures a minerals hardness

Moh's Scale of Hardness

200

Is the softest mineral

Talc

200

Is the hardest mineral

Diamond

200

Is the color of the mineral in powder form

Streak

200

Describes how a mineral breaks into flat surfaces

Cleavage

300

Is how the mineral feels

Texture

300

Is used to describe a mineral as shiny, pearly, glassy or dull

Luster

300

A mineral that is shiny like metal

Metallic

300

A mineral that is dull or glassy

Nonmetallic 

300

Is classified based on the content, text or grain size. There are 3 types: sand, clay, loam.

Soil

400

Does not hold water, it allows water to leave quickly

Sand

400

Has large grains with large spaces between each grain

Sand

400

Holds water easily

Clay

400

Has small grains that are much smaller than sand

Clay

400

Is a rich soil for plant growth

Loam

500

Is a combination of soil types, it has large and small grains

Loam

500

What are fossils? 

The remains or impressions of organisms

500

Can cause changes to rocks and soil over time

Water and wind

500

Why are fossils important?

Fossil evidence is used to make inferences about life and environments at that time.

500

Construct a response on how fossilized animals get preserved if they do not turn to stone.

Fossilized animals get preserved by becoming trapped in amber, tar, peat or ice.  They do not have to turn to stone in order to be preserved.