Minerals and Their Characteristics
Which property is least reliable in mineral identification?
Color!
Define Igneous Rock
Solidified Molten Material!
Define Mass Movement
The moving of Mass and sediment downhill with the assistance of gravity.
Running water is the most common agent of
Erosion!
What layer of the earth are we on now?
The Crust!
The physical properties of a mineral are largely due to its...
Internal Arrangement of Atoms!
What is a similarity between a conglomerate and a Crystalline rock.
They are both Sedimentary!
How is an erg made.
Define Flood Plain
level plain that borders a river.
The Crust is part of the lithosphere, True or false
True!
Which one of these is not standard for IDing a mineral?
D
Define Sediment
solid material that is transported over the Earth's surface!
Iron + Oxygen =
Rust!
Define delta
Large amounts of Deposition at the end of a river because of slower water.
The plastic mantle is also called the...
Asthenosphere!
Tetrahedron shapes are the most common way for...
Minerals to form into rocks!
What is a parent rock?
The rock that turns into Metamorphic!
What is formed by the collapse of a cavern?
Sinkhole!
A mound of sediment at the edge of a river to prevent flooding is called
The composition of the inner core is made of...
Iron and Nickel!
What mineral fizzes when diluted hydrochloric [HCl] is placed on it?
Calcite!
How do you make an igneous rock?
Heat and Pressure!
Weathering occurs because of these three things
Water
Air
Living things
Define Meander
A curve in a river or stream.
Who discovered the MOHO
Andrija Mohorovicic'!