Atomic Structure
What are the three subatomic particles that make up an atom?
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?
What is a mineral?
What is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure?
What is the rock cycle?
What is the continuous process by which rocks are formed, broken down, and reformed?
What is the process by which water vapor cools and changes into liquid water?
What is condensation?
What is the geologic time scale?
What is a system of chronological dating that relates geological strata to time?
What is the charge of a proton?
What is a positive charge?
What is one common method used to test a mineral's hardness?
What is the Mohs hardness scale?
Name the three main types of rocks.
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?
What is the term for the movement of water from the ground to the atmosphere?
What is evaporation?
What era is known for the emergence of mammals?
What is the Cenozoic era?
What does the atomic number of an element represent?
What is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom?
What is the term for the way a mineral reflects light?
What is luster?
What type of rock is formed from cooled molten material?
What is igneous rock?
What is precipitation?
What is any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth, such as rain or snow?
Which era is known for the dominance of dinosaurs?
What is the Mesozoic era?
What are isotopes?
What are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons?
What mineral is known for its cleavage and is often used in pencils?
What is graphite?
What process involves the compaction and cementation of sediments to form sedimentary rock?
What is lithification?
What is the term for the process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?
What is transpiration?
What is the oldest era in the geologic time scale?
What is the Paleozoic era?
How do you determine the number of neutrons in an atom?
What is the mass number minus the atomic number?
What is the process of identifying minerals based on their physical and chemical properties?
What is mineral identification?
What type of rock is formed under high pressure and temperature?
What is metamorphic rock?
What is the water cycle's role in weather patterns?
What is it helps distribute heat and moisture around the Earth?
What significant event marks the end of the Mesozoic era?
What is the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs?