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science chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the color of powder left behind when you rub a mineral | srreak |
| a minerals ability to resist being scratched | hardness |
| the way a minerals surface reflects light | luster |
| a naturally occuring nonliving solid that has a specific chemical make-upand a repeating structure | mineral |
| the processof which sediment settles out of water or is dropped by wind | deposition |
| rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens | igneous rock |
| rocks that are formed by sediments are cemented together | sedimentary rock |
| rocks formed when high heat and great preasure change existing rocks into a new form | metamorphic rock |
| the process of moving sediment by wind,moving water,or ice | erosion |
| the continous process in which one type of rock changes into another type | rock cycle |
| the process of wearing away rocks by natural process | weathering |