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Rocks,Minerals,Soil
Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Streak | The color of a mineral in a powdered form |
| Compound | A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined together by chemical bonds |
| Cleavage | The tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces |
| hardness | A measure of how weak or strong a mineral is |
| luster | The way in which a mineral reflects light |
| ore | A thing that u mine up from the ground |
| rock | A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter |
| mineral | a natural, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic composition and an orderly internal structure |
| weathering | the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature change, disintegrate and decompose rocks |
| texture | the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and position of the rock's grains |
| strata | a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another |
| instructive igneous rocks | Igneous rocks that form inside the earth. Usually have small crystals |
| extrusive igneous rocks | Igneous rocks that form above the ground. Usually has larger crystals |
| crystal and crystal formation | A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern |
| fracture | the manner in which a mineral breaks along curved or irregular surfaces |
| sillicate | a mineral that contains a combination of silicon and oxygen, and one or more metals |
| sedimentary rocks | A rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment |
| igneous rocks | Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies |
| metamorphic rocks | a rocks that forms from other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, or chemical processes |
| rock cycle | A process where rocks can change from one from to another |
| quary | A pit where stones or minerals are extracted from |
| fossil | the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock |
| sediments | matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs |
| magma | hot fluid or semi fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling |
| lava | hot molten or semi fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this. |
| beadrock | the last layer of soil |
| topsoil | the first layer of soil |
| humas | the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms. |
| subsoil | the soil lying immediately under the surface soil |
| soil horizon | each layer of soil in a soil profile |
| soil profile | a vertical section of soil that shows the layers, or horizons |
| natural resource | any natural material used by humans |
| loam | a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus. |
| soil | he upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles. |
| Moh's scale | a scale of hardness used in classifying minerals. It runs from 1 to 10 using a series of reference minerals, and a position on the scale depends on the ability to scratch minerals rated lower. |
| fossil fuel | a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms |
| renewable resource | a substance of economic value that can be replaced or replenished in the same or less amount of time as it takes to draw the supply down. |
| nonrenewable resource | a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption |
| conservation | the action of conserving something |
| uplift | the rising of regions of Earths crust to higher elevations |
| deposition | the process in which material is laied down |
| density | mass divided by volume |
| comspsition | the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up |
| texture | the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance |
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Niko Pitinii
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