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a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition

What is mineral

100
the way a mineral reflects light from its surface
What is luster
100
Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
What is deposition
100

Which change of state takes place when magma turns into igneous rock?

liquid to soild

100

Igneous rock that forms from when magma hardens BENEATH the Earth's surface.

What is intrusive rock

200
a mineral’s ability to split easily along flat surfaces
What is cleavage
200

a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a PATTERN that repeats again and again

What is crystal

200
the look and feel of a rock’s surface, determined by the size, shape, and pattern of a rock’s grains
What is texture
200

How is magma different from lava?

Lava is magma that erupts onto Earth’s surface.

200
Sedimentary rock that forms form the remains of organisms deposited in thick layers
What is organic rock
300

Name ALL of the numbers a mineral with a hardness of 6 will scratch.

1-6

300
the color of a mineral’s powder
What is streak
300
a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
What is igneous rock
300
igneous rock that forms from lava
What is extrusive rock
300
Sedimentary rock that forms when minerals crystallize from a solution
What is chemical rock
400

a series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to ANY other kind

What is rock cycle

400
the way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way
What is fracture
400

Name the hardest known mineral.

What is diamond

400

What is the source of energy stored in coal?

Remains of swamp plants buried in water

400
Sedimentary rock that forms when rock fragments are squeezed under high pressure.
What is clastic rock
500
not formed from living things or the remains of living things
What is inorganic
500
term used to describe metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands
What is foliated
500
a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
What is sedimentary rock
500
a type of rock that forms from an exiting rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions
What is metamorphic rock
500

Name FOUR ways to identify minerals

What is color, streak , hardness, density, luster, special properties, and cleavage and fracture