Vocab 1
naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes and that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
Mineral
Used to rank mineral/rocks hardness
Mohs Hardness scale
mixture in which one solution dissolves another
solution
Igneous rock formed beneath earths surface
Intrusive rocks
sediment settle out of the water or wind
deposition
the repeating pattern of a minerals particles forming a solid.
Crystal
Mineral splits easily along flat surface
cleavage
the mineral that make up most of the rocks on earths surface
rock forming minerals
Igneous rock forms on earths surface
extrusive rocks
compaction- pressing sediments together
compaction
Form from materials that were not part of living things
Inorganic
Mineral breaks apart irregularly
Fracture
forms from cooling of magma and lava
Igneous rock
Small, solid pieces of material
Sediment
dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles together
cementation
Color of a minerals powder
streak
Round, hollow rock lined with crystals
geode
forms when particles of rocks or remains are pressed and cemented together
sedimentary rock
effects of freezing/throwing, plant roots, acid, and forces on rocks
weathering
thin layer found in metamorphic rocks
foliated
How light is reflected from the surface of a mineral
luster
Atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure
Crystallization
rock is changed by heat or pressure
Metamorphic rocks
running water, wind, or ice carry way bits of broken up rock
erosion
is a series of earths surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.
rock cycle