Properties of minerals
What is Color
The physical appearance
Which mineral has the lowest density?
Quartz
What is an Igneous Rock
A rock that forms from magma and lava
What is Convergent
When plates collide or subduct
What is Fault
The line between two colliding plates
What is Density
How compact the atoms are
Which mineral has the highest density?
Olivine
What is an Extrusive Rock
Rocks formed on the surface of the earth's crust(Volcano lava)
What is a Rock Cycle
Rocks continually changing from one type to the next
What is Focus
The location of the earthquake underground
What is a Crystal Structure
Atoms arranged in specific geometric shapes
If water has a density of 1.00 g/cm3 would any of these minerals float?
NO
What is an Intrusive Rock
Rock formed underneath the Earth's crust(underground magma lakes)
What is Divergent
When plates move away
What is an Earthquake
A shifting movement in the Lithosphere’s tectonic plates that releases energy
What is Hardness
The resistance of the surface to scratches
Which minerals have the lowest percentage of Silicon and Oxygen?
Olivine
What is a Sedimentary Rock
A rock formed over time as sediment gets squeezed together – via erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation
What is an Organic Rock
Rock formed from the remain of marine shell life – like coral
What is a Volcano
A mountain through which lava, rock, hot vapor, and gas are erupt from the Earth's crust
What is Luster
How light shines across the surface
How is a mineral’s density related to its Silicon and Oxygen content?
As the density increases the percentage of Si and O decreases
What is a Chemical Rock
Rock formed when water evaporates and minerals are left
What is Plate Tectonics
The modern accepted theory that giant plate pieces of the Earth’s Lithosphere moves about slowly on top of the Asthenosphere
What is Epicenter
The location of the earthquake on Earth’s surface