Vocab.
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| mineral | a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a chemical formula and crystal structures
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| crystal | a solid in which the atoms are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern
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| streak | the color of the powder left by a mineral when it is gently rubbed on a porcelain tile
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| luster | the way a mineral's surface reflects light
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| hardness | how much a mineral resists being scratched
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| density | the amount of matter in a given volume
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| cleavage | a rock breaking into smooth flat surfaces
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| fracture | a rock breaking unevenly
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| rock | hard natural-occurring mix of one or more minerals
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| igneous rock | rock that forms when magma/lava cools
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| metamorphic rock | rock that forms when another rock is changed by heat and/or pressure
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| sedimentary rock | rock that forms from sediments that are compacted and/or cemented together, or from the precipitation of material from a liquid
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| hypothesis | potential answer to a question that can be tested by gathering information
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| qualitative observation | a descriptive observation that uses the senses
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| quantitative question | a numerical observation that is measured or counted
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| mass | the amount of matter in an object
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| volume | the amount of space an object takes up
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| IV | factor that is changed, or manipulated, by a researcher in a scientific experiment
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| DV | factor in an experiment that is expected to change, or response, when the manipulated variable changes
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| Conclusion | description of the results or outcome of an experiment
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