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Lauren's Science Rev
Lauren's review for mid terms!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A naturally formed inorganic solid that has a definite chrystalline structure | mineral |
| a substance that cannot be separated or broked down into simpler substances by chemical means | element |
| a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds | compound |
| a solid whose atoms,ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern. | chrystal |
| a mineral that contains a combination of silicon oxygen and one or more metals | silicate minerals |
| a mineral that does not contain compounds of silicon and oxygen | nonsilicate minerals |
| the way in which a mineral reflects light | luster |
| the color of the powder of a mineral | streak |
| the splitting of a mineral along smooth flat surfaces | cleavage |
| the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces | fracture |
| a measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching | hardness |
| m/v the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance | density |
| halite has a salty ____________. | taste |
| a natural material whose concentration of economically valuable minerals is high enough for the material to be mined profitably | ore |
| the process of reurning land to its original condition after mining is completed | reclamation |
| What property does the Mohs Hardness scale measure? | hardness |
| The groupings of silicate and nonsilicate minerals are based on ____________. | chemical composition |
| More than 90% of Earth's crust is made up of __________ minerals. | silicate |
| One of the most common silicate mineral which is the main component of most rocks on earth | feldspar |
| The special property that causes some minerals to glow under ultraviolet light | fluorescence |
| The way a mineral breaks is determined by the arrangement of _________. | atoms |
| On what type of surface does a fracture break on? | curved |
| Open pits and quarries are types of __________ mines. | surface |
| Minerals that are good conductors of heat and electricity are ________________ minerals. | metallic |
| Minerals such as gypsum and halite are left behind when saltwater ____________. | evaporates |
| What mineral do girls <3 and is the most resistant of scratching, but can be scratched by that mineral? | diamond |
| What state of water makes it a mineral? | solid |
| The special property that causes you to see double | optical properties |
| This special property can be detected with a Geiger Counter | radioactivity |
| The chemical makeup of a rock | composition |
| The quality of a rock that is based o the sizes shapes and positions of the rocks grains | texture |
| A naturally formin solid mixture of one or more minerals in matter | rock |
| The series of processes that rock forms | rock cycle |
| The process in which wind water ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another | erosion |
| The process in which material is laid down | deposition |
| Rock formed the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth's surface | intrusive igneous rock |
| rock that forms from a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth's surface | extrusive igneous rock |
| Sometimes lava erupts and flows from long cracks called... | fissures |
| layers of rock | strata |
| The process in which sediment is laid down | stratification |
| The texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands | foliated |
| The texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands | non foliated |
| A principle that states the same geological processes shaping the Earth today were the same processes shaping the Earth in the past | uniformitarianism |
| A principle that states that geologic change occurs suddenly | catastrophism |
| The scientific study of fossils | paleontology |
| A method of determining whether an event or objects older or younger than other events or objects | relative dating |
| A principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed | superposition |
| An arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom | geologic column |
| A break in the geologic record | unconformity |
| The most common unconformity | disconformity |
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