Mineral Classification
Glossy, shiny, oily, vitreous are all examples of this mineral classification
The statue of liberty is made from this mineral
What is copper
The three types of rock classifications are
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
What is tectonic plates
This is the vocab word for rocks that are striped
What is foliated
This man invented the scale that we use to determine a mineral's hardness (you only need the last name)
Who is Fredrich Mohs
What is graphite
This rock is formed from hardened lava rock
What is igneous
The type of tectonic stress that is described by two plates moving APART from one another is known as _______________.
Tensional Stress
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These similar sounding minerals are in our bones AND our buildings
What is calcium/calcite
Cleave and fracture
This mineral helps keeps your teeth clean and your mouth healthy
What is flourite
This type of rock is made from layers of sediment that are compacted together
What is sedimentary
The type of stress that creates mountain ranges is called
Compression stress
This color word means "dark" when describing rocks. Normally, it means rocks have a lot of iron
What is mafic
This is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale
Diamond
This mineral holds 70 percent of the Earth's fresh water
What is ice
This type of rock is made from both heat and pressure
What is metamorphic
Shear stress is when plates are moving in these directions.
One is going up, and the other is going down - they are sliding past one another.
This color word means light colored. Normally, these rocks have lots of quartz and feldspar
What is felsic
Put these minerals in order of hardness:
diamond, talc, flourite
What is : Talc, flourite, diamond
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This mineral's atomic symbol is Fe
Iron
This is the most common type of rock
What is sedimentary
Shear stress creates these, like the one is San Andreas, and results in earthquake activity
What is a fault
What is outside