9.1

Question 1

Lithosphere

Answer 1

The outter layer of the earth which includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle

Question 2

Minerals

Answer 2

Inorganic elements that help function the human body and that have came from food

Question 3

Magma

Answer 3

A hot mixture of molten rock and gases

Question 4

Sediment

Answer 4

Material broken down by erosion

Question 5

Native elements

Answer 5

Elements found in the earths crust

Question 6

Crystal

Answer 6

Substance me up of atoms and molecules arranged in one in seven shapes.

Question 7

Lustre

Answer 7

Appearance of a mineral caused by the way it reflects off the weight. A mineral can appear glassy, waxy, metallic, dull, pearly, silky or brilliant

Question 8

Streak

Answer 8

Colour of a mineral as a fine powder found by rubbing it onto an unglazed white ceramic tile.

Question 9

Hardness

Answer 9

a measure of how difficult it is to scratch the surface of a solid material.

Question 10

Igneous rocks

Answer 10

Rocks that form from the cooling of lava or magma as it is thrown through the air from a volcanic eruption.

Question 11

Extrusive rocks

Answer 11

Igneous rock that forms when lava cools above the Earth’s surface

Question 12

Viscosity

Answer 12

The state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction.