rocks and minerals
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| cleavage | show 🗑
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| show | the ability of a mineral to resist being scratched
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| show | used to describe minerals or combinations of minerals from which metals and non-metals can be removed in usable amounts
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| show | the tendency of a mineral to split along rough or jagged surfaces
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| show | formed from particles that have been carried along and deposited by wind and water
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| show | the particles that form sedimentary rocks
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| inorganic | show 🗑
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| crystal | show 🗑
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| show | naturally occuring, inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition and crystal structure, it can have certain physical properties that can be used to identify them
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| luster | show 🗑
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| show | the minerals that are hard, beautiful, and durable substances that can be cut, polished for jewelry and decoration
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| rocks | show 🗑
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| show | the color of powder scraped off a mineral when it is rubbed against a hard, rough surface
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| density | show 🗑
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| show | are formed when chemical reactions, tremendous heat, and/or great pressure change existing rocks into new kinds of rocks
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| show | the continuous changing of rocks from one kind to another over long periods of time
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| igneous | show 🗑
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| metals | show 🗑
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| show | igneous rocks formed deep within earth
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| show | rocks formed from lava
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| show | elements that have dull surfaces and are poor conductors of electricity and heat
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| mineral | show 🗑
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| show | describes the way a mineral reflects light from its surface
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| show | the color of powder scraped off a mineral when it is rubbed against a hard, rough surface
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