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Rocks and minerals

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List six uses of rocks   Cleaning products, jewelry, countertops, walkways, gravestones, fuel(coal), roofing, concrete  
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List three extrusive rocks   Basalt, rhyolite ,tuff  
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Which type of igneous rock is course grained   Intrusive  
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What does it mean if an igneous rock is course grained   The grains or crystals are large  
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List three intrusive igneous rocks   Granite, pegmatite ,diorite, gabbro, peridotite  
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Which type of igneous rock is fine grained   Extrusive  
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What does it mean if an igneous rock is fine grained   The crystals or grains are small  
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What does intrusive mean   Inside the Earth  
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What does extrusive mean   Outside the Earth  
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What is the difference between magma and lava   Manama is below earths surface and lava is on earths surface  
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Where can igneous rocks form   On or below Earth's surface  
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What are igneous rocks   Rocks that form from molten material  
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What is the basic "building block"(ingredient) of rocks   Minerals (sometimes or organic matter)  
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How are rocks classified   By their origin  
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Define origin   How or where something formed  
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Even though it is a naturally occurring solid why is coal NOT a mineral   Because coal is organic and to be a mineral coal must be INORGANIC  
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What is the most common mineral group found in Earths crust   Silicates  
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Using the MOHs hardness scale list which minerals can scratch Quartz   Diamond, corundum, topaz  
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Define reclamation   Restoring land that has been mined back to its ORIGINAL sate  
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What process is used to separate minerals from ore   Smelting  
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Define ore   A rock that contains a useful amount of mineral in it  
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List six common uses of minerals   Appliances,batteries,deodorant ,coins, medicine, technology, drilling, cosmetics, dental equipment, radiation barriers  
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Why is color NOT a useful property to identify a mineral   Because color can change often. ( when reacting to air, water, or impurities  
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What is the difference between cleavage and fracture   Cleavage breaks along flat, even patterns, and fracture breaks along jagged Uneven patterns  
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Once a substance is determined to be a mineral, what are the seven properties used to identify that mineral   Hardness, cleavage, streak, density, luster, fracture, color  
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What are the five characteristics of a mineral   They must be inorganic, natural,solid, definite set of elements, crystal structure  
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