Earth's system Flashcards
any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured without changing the matter.
physical properties
weight - how heavy an object is (mass is how much “stuff” (matter) something is made of)
weight /mass
a state of matter that maintains it’s own shape instead of conforming to the shape of it’s container
solid
something that can flow and takes the shape of it’s container, like water or juice but it has a fixed amount of space (volume), similar to how a solid stays the same size
liquid
It allows something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through it easily
conduct
energy that moves from something hot to something cold, a form of energy
heat
A substance found in nature, minerals made up rocks.
minerals
how easily or difficult it is to scratch a minerals surface.
hardness
the color of its powder when you rub it on a hard, rough surface like a tile.
streak
the colored powder left behind when a minerals is scraped across a hard surface like a ceramic tile, which helps identify the minerals by its streak color.
tiles
its what light reflects back to our eyes minerals are colored because they absorb some colors of light and reflect the rest
color
how shiny a rock or mineral looks when light sines on it like a mirror or glassy even dull luster is a physical property used by mineralogists to help identify minerals
luster
how some break along smooth flat lines instead of randomly like when you crack an egg
cleavage
where you try to scratch a rock with different objects like a fingernail or a penny to see if its hard or soft
scratch test
A naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural materials.
rocks
A solid naturally formed substance that always has the same composition and the same properties.
minerals
the “dirt and stuff” that settles to the bottom of liquids, or is carried then deposited by water, wind, or ice.
sediment
Rock formed from compacted sediment.
Sedimentary
Rock formed from magma or lava.
Igneous
