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wILKINS SECT 2.3 AND 3.1

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This property is NOT useful in determining a mineral.   COLOR  
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The color of a mineral in its powdered form   Streak  
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Streak is obtained by rubbing a mineral across a what?   streak plate  
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how light is reflected from the surface of a mineral   Luster  
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visible expression of a mineral’s internal arrangement of atoms   crystal form  
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What causes crystals to have well-formed faces (2 things)   Unrestricted space and a slow rate of formation  
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A measure of the resistance of a mineral of being scratched   Hardness  
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Moh’s scale of hardness is a scale from 1 to____.   10  
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the tendency of a mineral to cleave, or break, along flat, even surfaces   Cleavage  
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the uneven breakage of a mineral   fracture  
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________= mass (m)/ volume (v)   Density  
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sulfur smells like ______ ________.   Rotten Eggs  
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The mineral graphite was used in _________.   Pencils  
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Talc feels ______   soapy  
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Talc is the softest mineral with a hardness of   1  
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Diamond hardness value is   10  
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ANY SOLID MASS OF MINERAL OR MINERAL-LIKE MATTER THAT OCCURS NATURALLY AS A PART OF OUR PLANET.   Rock  
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3 TYPES OF ROCKS ARE   IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY AND METAMORPHIC  
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Interactions among Earth’s water, air, land, and living things can cause rocks to change from one type to another.   Rock Cycle  
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When magma cools and hardens which rock is formed   igneous  
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_________ is the process in which rocks are physically and chemically broken down by water, air, and living things.   Weathering  
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weathered pieces of rocks   Sediments  
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compacted and cemented sediments form   sedimentary rock  
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Under extreme pressure and temp conditions   metamorphic rocks  
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High temps will cause metamorphic rock to   melt  
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