a class of elements characterized by physical properties that include shininess(luster), malleability, and conductivity of electricity and heat
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Inclusion
A body of older rock within igneous rock
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mixture
2 or more substances that are physically blended but are not chemically bonded together.
100
what is talc
the softest mineral on earth?
100
Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies.
What does Igneous Rock mean
200
a nonmetal
a class of elements that is usually a gas or brittle solid at room temperature, is not malleable or ductile, is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, and typically is not shiny
200
Rodinia
First Pangea
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solvent
The substance that exists in the greatest quantity in a solution.
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What is sediment?
small solid pieces of material that comes from rocks or the remains of organisms; Earth minerals deposited by erosion
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A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
What does Metamorphic Rock mean?
300
a product
What is a substance is formed as a result of a reaction
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Fold
When thrusting rock layers cause preexisting rock layers to overturn; exception to the principle of superposition
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solution
a homogenous mixture
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10
How durable is diamond? 1 out of 10 on the mohs scale,10 being the strongest 1 being the softest
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A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
What does Sedimentary Rock mean?
400
a metalloid
What is a small class of elements that share some properties with metals and some with nonmetals. (ex: silicon is a semi-conductor)
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Relative dating
Determation of the age of a rock or event in relation to the ages of other rocks or events; approximation
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homogeneous mixture
A mixture in which 2 or more substances are evenly mixed on the atomic level but not bonded together.
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what is organic rock
Sedimentary rock that forms from remains of organisms deposit in thick layers.
400
The hue of the mineral. This is easily observed and can be a good starting point for determining a mineral but not a reliable test.
What does Color mean?
500
a element
a pure substance made of only one kind of atom; cannot be broken down into simpler substances
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Uniformitarianism
The idea that forces working on our planet today worked on our planet in the past in the same manner
"The present is the key to the past"
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solubility
The maximum amount of solute that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent at a given temperature and pressure.
500
erosion
what is The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil.