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8th GRADE SCIENCE

CHAP 9 VOCABULARY QUIZ

TermDefinition
The ability to pick up materials including small pieces of iron magnetism
the ratio of the mass of a substance to the mass of an equal volume of water at 4 degrees Celcius specific gravity
characteristic of some minerals to separate into flat sheets cleavage
the quality and intensity of the light reflected from a mineral's surface luster
crystals enlarge by adding particles to their exposed surfaces accretion
atoms of several elements combined compound
substances not chemically combined which can be separated nonchemically mixture
contains only one kind of atom and is therefore a pure element native mineral
a naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid with a definite chemical makeup minerals
determined by the number of protons element
color of a minerals powder streak
breaking patterns of a mineral fracture
the hardness ranges for minerals Mohl's scale
the bending of light as it passes through a mineral's crystals refraction
the test that usually results in the formation of bubbles of carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide acid test
the product of colors when minerals burn that help identify minerals flame test
glowing while bombarded by ultraviolet light luminescense
minerals that give off radiation radioactivity
emit light while absorbing radiation from another source flourescense
the ability of a mineral to withstand scratching and abrasions hardness test
a piece of unglazed procelain streak plate
got it's name from guiding ships at sea lodestone
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