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Mineral Properties
Kinds of Rock
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Minerals
Mineral Properties 2
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streak
What is the color a mineral leaves behind when you scratch it on a ceramic tile?
100
the kind of rock that forms from cooled, hardened lava
What is igneous rock?
100
weathering
What is the breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice, or plants?
100
a mineral
What is a non-living, solid, material that makes up rock?
100
the scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral
What is the Moh's Scale?
200
density
What is the weight of a mineral compared to its size
200
intrusive igneous rock
What is rock that cools and hardens inside the earth?
200
the broken down particles of rock
What is sediment?
200
a mineral that cleaves in layers and is used in make up
What is mica?
200
luster
What is the shine of a mineral?
300
fracture
What is the breakage of a mineral in a jagged, uneven way?
300
Rock that cools and hardens on the surface of the earth
What is extrusive igneous rock?
300
the movement of weathered rock and soil from one place to another by water, wind, ice, or gravity
What is erosion?
300
a mineral with high density, silvery metallic shine
What is galena?
300
the breakage of a mineral along flat, smooth lines or surfaces
What is cleavage?
400
Diamond
What is the hardest mineral on the Moh's Scale?
400
rock that has been changed from one kind of rock into another
What is metamorphic rock?
400

What are the factors that determine stream velocity?

The factors that determine stream velocity are Gradient, water discharge, and channel shape

400
a mineral known for fizzing when vinegar is applied
What is calcite?
400
luster of a mineral described as shining like the polished surface of metal
What is metallic luster?
500
the property of a mineral that describes how a mineral may glow in the dark
What is fluorescence?
500
rock formed from pieces of rocks, shells, or the remains of plants or animals.
What is sedimentary rock?
500
the dropping of sediment by erosion
What is deposition?
500
Pumice
What mineral is so light that it floats?
500
a quality of something that helps you distinguish it from another
What is a property?