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All Vocab Science
All of the Vocabulary from 9/25-10/4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Minerals | Natural occurring solid substances |
| Rocks: | Substances made from a variety of materials |
| Atom: | The basic component of matter consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons |
| Crystals: | Organized and Repeating atoms or molecules joined together |
| Crystal structures: | Organized repeated patterns |
| Physical properties: | A distinctive set that every minerals has |
| Streak: | The color a mineral has when it is rubbed against a hard surface |
| Luster: | The physical property of a mineral that describes the way light reflects off its surface |
| Density: | A measure of mass per unit volume mass/volume |
| Hardness: | The physical property of a mineral’s ability to resist scratching |
| Conductivity: | The measure of a materials ability to transfer energy |
| Cleavage: | The physical property of how a mineral breaks or fractures |
| Molten rock: | a liquid mixture of dissolved pieces of rocks, gasses and minerals |
| Magma: | molten rock beneath the earths surface |
| Lava: | Molten rock that erupts at the earths surface |
| Pegmatite: | a type of igneous rock that contains large mineral crystals |
| Silicate: | a common group of minerals that contain silicon and oxygen molecules |
| Felsic: | rocks and minerals that form from molten rock rich in silicon dioxide molecules |
| Mafic: | rocks and minerals that form from molten rock low in silicon dioxide molecules but rich in iron and magnesium |
| Solution: | a homogenous mixture of more then one substance |
| Evaporates: | a change of state from illiquid to gas caused by the gain of heat energy in the liquid. |
| Crystallization: | The formation and growth of minerals from liquid to gas |
| Precipitation: | a chemical reaction in which solids form and separate from a solution |
| Stalactite: | a mineral deposit shaped like an icicle that hangs down from a cave |
| Stalagmite: | A mineral deposit, usually cone shaped rising upward from a cave floor |
| Metamorphism: | A structural or chemical change to minerals within a rock caused by heat, pressure, or the replacement of elements by hot fluids |
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