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rocks and mineral
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acid Rain | Precipation of relatively high acidity that is formed when airborne oxides of sulfur and nitrogen combine with moisture in the atmosphere |
| Conglomerte | A rock made of mineral and rock fragments. |
| Crystal | A solid substance i which the particles are arranged in an orderly,repeatable pattern |
| Crystallization | The process by which crystals are formed |
| Cubic | A crystal form characterized bt three equal axes at right angles to each other |
| Evaporation | The converison of a substance from a liquid to a gaseous state |
| Fossil | The remains, impressions, or other remains of living things preserved in rock |
| Hardness | The resitance of the surface of a mineral to scratching by another substance |
| Hexagonal | A crystal form characterized bt three equallareral axes intersected at 60 degrees and a vertical axis of variable length at right angles |
| Igneous | a type of rock formed by the cooling and crystallization of molten materials |
| Indigenous | Occuring naturally in a particular place or region |
| Laser | Light amplification by stimmulated emision of Radition |
| Lava | Molten rock that from volcanos or earths fissures |
| Luster | The way a mineral reflecs light |
| Magma | The hot, liquid rock within the earths crust |
| Metallic Luster | Describes a mineral that is usually dark in color,is always opaque,even on its thin edges,and shines like polished metal |
| Metamorphic | A type of rock formed when igneous,sedimentary or even other metamorphic rocks are subjected to extreme heat or pressure deep below the earths surface |
| Mineral | A naturally , occuring,solid, inorganic,substance with a define chemical composition and usually crystalline in form |
| Mohs scale of hardness | A scale that ranks the hardness of minerals relative to the hardness of other minerals. |
| Monoclinic | A crystal characterized by three unequal axes withone oblique intersection |
| Nonmetallic Luster | Describes a mineral that is usually light colored and whose surface appears glassy, greasy,brilliant, silky, pearly. or dull |
| Orthohombic | A crystal form charecterized by three unequal axes right angeled to each other |
| petrifacation | The process of petrifying or becominga fossil(also known as petrafication) |
| piezoeletric | A typeof electricity generated by applying pressure to a crystalline substance such as quartz |
| Property | Any qualty that serves to describe or define a object material, or relationship. |
| Rock | A naturally occuring inorganic solid usually compressed with a mixture of different minerals and, materials |
| Sedimentary | A type of rock formed by the solidifacation of sediment layers |
| Silicon | One of the most ebundunant elements on earth;its electricalproperties are able to be used in electric devices. |
| Streak | The color of the fine powder of a mineral obtained by scratching or rubbing the piece on a unglazed ceramic tile. |
| Tetragonal | A crystal form characterized by three axes at right angles,of which only twolateral angles are equal. |
| Triclinic | A crystal form characterized by three unequal axes intersected at oblique angles. |
| Weathering | The discoloration or break down of rocks and minerals due to the action of water the atmoshere, and organisms. |
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