Vocab for the Science Final
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| Luster | The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
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| Streak | The color of the mineral's powder
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| Moh's Hardness Scale | A scale for ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest: used for testing of mineral hardness.
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| Compound | A substance made of 2 or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio.
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| Compaction | The process of which sediments are pressed together under their own weight.
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| Cementation | The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together in one mass.
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| Weathering | The chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other substances.
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| Erosion | The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil.
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| Deposition | Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
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| Geocentric Model | Term describing the model of the universe where Earth is in the center with the planets and stars revolving around it.
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| Rotation | The spinning motion of the planet on its axis.
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| Revolution | The movement of an object around another object.
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| Law of Universal Gravitation | The specific law that states that every object in the universe is attracted to every other object.
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| Sun Spot | A dark area of gas on the sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases.
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| Corona | The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere.
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| Photosphere | The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off visible light:
the sun's surface.
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| Greenhouse Effect | The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere.
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| Speed | The distance an object travels per unit of time.
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| Velocity | Speed in a given direction.
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| Mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object.
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| Weight | The measure of the force of gravity acting on an object.
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| Acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes.
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| Force | A push or pull exerted on an object.
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| Work | Force exerted on an object that causes it to move.
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| Power | The rate at which one form of energy is transformed to another.
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| Luster | The way a mineral reflects light from its surface.
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| Streak | The color of the mineral's powder
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| Moh's Hardness Scale | A scale for ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest: used for testing of mineral hardness.
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| Compound | A substance made of 2 or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio.
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| Compaction | The process of which sediments are pressed together under their own weight.
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| Cementation | The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together in one mass.
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| Weathering | The chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other substances.
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| Erosion | The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil.
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| Deposition | Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
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| Geocentric Model | Term describing the model of the universe where Earth is in the center with the planets and stars revolving around it.
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| Rotation | The spinning motion of the planet on its axis.
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| Revolution | The movement of an object around another object.
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| Law of Universal Gravitation | The specific law that states that every object in the universe is attracted to every other object.
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| Sun Spot | A dark area of gas on the sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases.
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| Corona | The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere.
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| Photosphere | The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off visible light:
the sun's surface.
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| Greenhouse Effect | The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere.
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| Speed | The distance an object travels per unit of time.
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| Velocity | Speed in a given direction.
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| Mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object.
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| Weight | The measure of the force of gravity acting on an object.
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| Acceleration | The rate at which velocity changes.
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| Force | A push or pull exerted on an object.
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| Work | Force exerted on an object that causes it to move.
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| Power | The rate at which one form of energy is transformed to another.
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