Rocks and Minarels
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36 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 A blank is a naturally occouring inorganic solid with a crystalline stucture ? | A Mineral |
| A subtance that cannot be chemically broken down into a simpler form is a(n) | Element |
| The smallest part of an element that has all the properties of that element is a(n) | Atom |
| Formed when the atoms of two or more elements bone together chemically is a(n) | Compound |
| A solid, geometric form of a mineral produced by a repeating patteren of atoms is a(n) | Crystals |
| Minerals are commonly classified by their | Chemical Composition |
| Silicate minerals contain the two most common elements on Earth's crust, silicon and | Oxegen |
| The mineral that is used to make toothpaste. | Sulfates |
| The mineral used to make medicines. | Sulfides |
| The mineral used to make fireworks. | Carbonates |
| Only contain one element. | Nature Elements |
| A diamond is an example of | Native element |
| This can sometimes confuse a person when classifying the mineral. | Color |
| This is the way a surface reflects light. | Luster |
| The mark a mineral leaves on a piece of unglazed porcelain call a streak plate in the | Identifying Streak |
| The tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces. | Cleavage |
| The tendency of a mineral to break unevenly along curvd or irregular surface. | Fracture |
| A person can use the Mohs' scale to measure a meneral's | Hardness |
| The amount of matter in a gevin space. | Density |
| The ratio of an object's density to that of water. | Specific Gravity |
| Poor quality coal that could not be used at the time it is mined | Waste Coal |
| Rocks formed by increases in heat and pressure. | Metamorphic Rock |
| Rocks formed for molten minerial. | Igneous Rock |
| Rocks formed from sediments pressed or cemented together. | Igneous Rock |
| Ingeous rocks formed above the Earth's surface. | Extrusive |
| Process by which sediments are pressed together to form rocks. | Compaction |
| Light-colored ingenous rocks. | Grantic |
| Dense, heavy, dark-colored igneous rocks. | basaltic |
| Process by which large sediments are glued together by dissolved minerals to form rock. | Cementation |
| Igneous rocks formed below the Earth's surface. | intrusive |
| Bits of weathered rock , minerals, plants, and animals that have been eroded. | sediments |
| A mixture of minerals, glass, or organic matter. | Sediments |
| Two types of igneous rocks. | intrusive and extrusive |
| Two areas where igneous rock form | floiated and non-foliated |
| Two types of metamorphic rocks. | compaction and cementation |
| Two ways sedimentary rocks are formed. | Foliated and non-foliated |
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