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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mineral | natural, solid, pure, solid substance |
| lustre | how shiny or dull a mineral is |
| colour | what colour a mineral is |
| streak | when scratched on a ceramic tile, what mark the mineral needs |
| hardness | a measure of how hard a mineral is, measured on the Mohs scale |
| cleavage | how minerals break along flat sides; clean, straight breaks |
| fracture | how minerals break in irregular, unexpected ways |
| rock | a mix of two or more minerals |
| igneous rock | rock formed from the melting and cooling of other rock |
| lava | molten rock on the earths surface |
| extrusive rock | igneous rock formed on the earths surface |
| Sediment | Broken down rock, turned into silt, sand, clay,etc. |
| Compaction | a method of sedimentary rock formation, where layers of rock are pressed into new rock. |
| cementation | when different sizes of sediment become held together to form new rock. |
| sedimentary rock | rock that is formed from the pressing together of particles of smaller rocks ( sediment) |
| metamorphic rock | rock formed from turning parent rock into new type with heat and pressure. |
| parent rock | the rock that turns into a new rock when exposed to the heat and pressure. |
| rock cycle | the never-ending cycle of rock types being turned into other rock types. |