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lesson 1-3(22 words)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mineral | A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition |
| streak | The color of a mineral's powder |
| inorganic | Not formed from living things or the remains of living things |
| crystal | A solid in witch the atoms are arranged in a pattern that repeats again and again |
| luster | A way a mineral reflects its light from it's surface |
| fracture | The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way. A break in a bone |
| geode | A hollow rock inside which mineral crystals have grown |
| vein | A narrow deposit of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding rock. A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart |
| crystalization | The process by which atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure |
| solution | A mixture containing a solvent and at least on solute that has the same properties throughout;a mixture in which has one substance is dissolved in another |
| Mohs hardness scale | A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest;used in testing the hardness of the minerals |
| rock-forming mineral | Any of the common minerals that make up most of the rocks of Earth's crust |
| granite | A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust. |
| basalt | A dark,dense,igneous rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust |
| grain | The partials of minerals or other rocks that give the rock its texture |
| texture | igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface |
| igneous rock | A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
| sedimentary rock | A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together. |
| metamorphic rock | A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat,pressure, or chemical reactions |
| extrusive rock | A type of rock that forms from the cooling molten rock from below or at the surface |
| intrusive rock | Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface |
| cleavage | A minerals ability to split easily along flat surfaces |