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1
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a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a crystalline form

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mineral

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2
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the color of a mineral in powdered form

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streak

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3
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when a mineral breaks along preferred planes of weakness creating sets of smooth parallel sides, it has what?

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cleavage

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4
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minerals that break with irregular surfaces exhibit what?

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fracture

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5
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the physical property that measures a mineral’s resistance to scratching

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hardness

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molten rock material inside Earth

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magma

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7
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what are the three ways a mineral can form?

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hot water, molten rock, and evaporation

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8
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a mineral is _____, _____, and _____?

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naturally occuring, an inorganic solid, and has a crystalline form

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what are the two most abundant elemants that make up Earth’s crust?

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silicon and oxygen

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10
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what does inorganic mean?

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that minerals are materials that are not living

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what does the arrangement of an atom and the bonds between them reflect about a mineral?

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it reflects the way a mineral breaks, how hard it is, and the crystal shape it has

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12
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what are all of the ways to identify minerals?

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luster, streak, cleavage, fracture, atomic arrangement, hardness, and crystal shape

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13
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what are the two types of luster?

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metallic and nonmetallic

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14
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how does metallic luster reflect light?

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very easily, and like a metal surface

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how does nonmetallic luster reflect light?

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shines like glass or appears earthy or waxy

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16
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how do you preform a streak test?

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by rubbing a mineral on an unglazed white porcelain tile

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what are the two types of breakage that can happen to minerals?

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fracture and cleavage

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18
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what is the name of the scale that measures the hardness of a mineral?

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the Mohs Scale of Hardness

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19
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what is the number range on the Mohs Scale of Hardness?

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one through 10

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20
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how many different crystal shape systems are there?

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there are six

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21
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minerals grow from the ____?

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surface of Earth

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what are the three ways minerals can form?

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hot water, molten rock, and evaporation

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23
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what are the two mineral groups?

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silicates and nonsilicates

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24
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which mineral group is the most abundant in Earth’s crust?

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silicates

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25
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what elements are Silicates made up of?

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oxygen and silicon

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26
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non-silicates do not contain what element?

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silicon

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27
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what mineral is used to make glass?

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quartz

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28
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Define rock

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a naturally formed mixture containing minerals, rock fragments, and volcanic glass

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29
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how are rocks identified?

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by their composition and texture

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30
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what does the texture of a rock describe about a rock?

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the rock’s size, shape, and arrangement of the rock’s components

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31
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where do intrusive igneous rocks form?

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molten rock material that cools and crystallizes either underground or on Earth’s surface

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32
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what type of molten rock do intrusive igneous rocks form from?

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late forming, less dense minerals like potassium, feldspar, and quartz

33
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what is the name of the series that illustrates simultaneous crystallization of silicate minerals?

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Bowen’s Reaction Series

34
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what are the three types of magma?

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mafic, intermediate, and felsic

35
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which magma type has a low silica content?

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mafic

36
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which magma type has a high silica content?

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felsic

37
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which type of crust has an abundent amount of quartz? (oceanic or continental)

A

continental

38
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which type of crust has little to no quartz? (oceanic or continental)

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oceanic

39
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which type of igneous rock has a coarse grained texture?

A

intrusive igneous rocks

40
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which type of igneous rock has a fine grained texture?

A

extrusive igneous rocks

41
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do fine grained rocks cool slowly or quickly?

A

quickly

42
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what are the two specific texture types for extrusive igneous rocks?
(this answer was our weekly question for Tuesday)

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vesicular texture and porphyritic texture

43
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which texture type is the type with holes left behing because of rapid cooling?

A

vesicular texture

44
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which texture is the type with two different crystal sizes because of different cooling rates?

A

porphyritic texture

45
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what type of rock has a vesicular (holey) texture?

A

pumice

46
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Define clasts

A

small rock and mineral fragments

47
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what type of erosion are rocks on Earth’s surface exposed to?

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water, wind, and other forces

48
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what does it mean if clasts are being transported?

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they often become rounded before being departed

49
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what does it mean if clasts are being deposited?

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they are being transported to a new location

50
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Define pore space

A

the empty space in between the grains is called pore space

51
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Define compaction

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the process by which clasts stick together due to the weight of overlaying material

52
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Define cementation

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the process in which minerals precipitate slowly out a water solution and crystallize in the spaces between clasts

53
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how are sedimentary rocks formed?

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most of the time both compaction and cementation work together

54
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what is another name for clasts?

A

detritus

55
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what are sedimentary rocks called that are mostly made of clasts?

A

detrital sedimentary rocks

56
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what is the decreasing size of clasts?

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gravel, sand, silt, and clay/mud

57
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which clast size would be deposited first?

A

gravel

58
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what are the four common detrital sedimentary rocks?

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conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, and shale

59
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how are the chemical sedimentary rocks formed?

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from water that contains dissolved solids

60
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if sedimentary rocks contain remains of living organisms what are they called?

A

biochemical sedimentary rocks

61
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what are the two common biochemical sedimentary rocks?

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coal and limestone

62
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what are the three types of sedimentary rock?

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biochemical, chemical, and detrital

63
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metamorphic rock is changed by a combination of which three things?

A

heat, pressure, and chemical reactions

64
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which types of rocks can be changed by metamorphasism?

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any igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rocks

65
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what is it called when metamorphic changes in rocks occur over large areas?

A

regional metamorphism

66
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what is it called when metamorphic changes in rocks occur over small areas?

A

contact metamorphism

67
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when shale is compressed, which type of metamorphic rock is created?

A

slate

68
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what are the two types of metamorphic rock textures?

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foliated and nonfoliated

69
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define foliated texture

A

a texture that have crystals that are arranged in layers and bands

70
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define nonfoliated texture

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a texture with crystals with more random orientations

71
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metamorphic rocks are mainly classified based on which two things?

A

texture and composition

72
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define rock cycle

A

the continual changing of rocks from one type to another

73
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which types of rocks are part of the rock cycle?

A

igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks

74
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what are the three types of rocks?

A

igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary

75
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which type of rocks form from molten rock?

A

igneous rocks

76
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what types of rocks are formed from clasts, precipitation, or compressed once living matter?

A

sedimentary rocks

77
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which types of rocks are formed from heat, pressure, and chemical reactions?

A

metamorphic rocks

78
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what can form from hot water, evaporation, or molten rock?

A

minerals

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