Rock Cycle Assessment
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| Three types of rocks | igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
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| mineral | a solid
inorganic = NON-living
naturally occurring
fixed chemical AND atomic structure
form the make up of rocks
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| rock | a naturally occurring, inorganic=non-living, solid substance made of minerals
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| igneous | rocks formed by heating / melting and cooling
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| sedimentary | caused by heat and pressure deep under the Earth's surface
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| metamorphic | caused by heat and pressure deep under the Earth's surface
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| Physical Properties Used to Identify Minerals STREAK | the color of a mineral dragged over an unglazed ceramic tile
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| Physical Properties Used to Identify Minerals CLEAVAGE / FRACTURE | the tendency of a mineral to break
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| Physical Properties Used to Identify Minerals HARDNESS | how resistant a mineral is to being scratched
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| Physical Properties Used to Identify Minerals COLOR | the distinctive yellow of sulfur
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| Physical Properties Used to Identify Minerals MOH'S HARDNESS SCALE | - a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
- refers to a material's ability to resist abrasion or scratching
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| weathering | the process of breaking down of rocks into smaller substances called sediment (such as: wind, ice, digging)
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| weathering | the process of breaking down of rocks into smaller substances called sediment (such as: wind, ice, digging)
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| erosion | the process of moving smaller pieces of rock (sediment) somewhere else using rain, sleet, hail, and water (streams, oceans)
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| deposit | noun: what is left behind after erosion (dirt, sand, sediment)
verb: the leaving of something behind
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| fossil | the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved as a mold or cast in rock.
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| lava | liquid rock from a volcano found on the Earth's surface
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| magma | liquid rock within a volcano below the Earth's surface
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| pressure | a strong force that is applied to something
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