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ES: 1-6 Part 7
ES Ch. 1-6 Part 7
| Question or Term | Answer or Definition |
|---|---|
| Huge chunks of floating glacial ice | Icebergs |
| Most abundant element in the earth's crust | Oxygen |
| When two rock layers are pushed violently together, causing the layers to buckle, form __?__ | Folded mountains |
| What deep sea fish living fossil was once thought to be the ancestor of the 1st amphibians | Coelacanth |
| The resistance of a smooth surface of a mineral to being scratched | Hardness |
| Crystalline substances found naturally in the earth | Minerals |
| Region where cold/deep ocean waters meet sun-warmed/shallow ocean waters | Thermocline |
| Mineral test that leaves a line of powder on a plate | Streak test |
| Red variety of corundum | Ruby |
| Study of fossils | Paleontology |