Earth's system Flashcards

1
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physical properties.

A

any property

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2
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mass

A

is how much ‘’ stuff ‘’

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3
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solid

A

hard and firm

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4
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liquid

A

it can flow in anything.

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5
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conduct

A

to flow and let heat and electricity through it.

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6
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heat

A

to go from cold to hot

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7
Q

minerals

A

what make’s up the rocks

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8
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hardness

A

how easy or hard it is to scratch the surface of a rock

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9
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streak

A

the color of its powder when you rub it on a hard rough surface like a tile

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10
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tiles

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the colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface like a ceramic tile which helps identify the mineral by its streak color

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11
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color

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its what light reflects back to our eyes minerals are colored because they absorb some colors of light and reflect the rest

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12
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luster

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how shiny a rock or mineral looks when light shines on it like a mirror or glassy or even dull (luster is a physical property used by mineralogists to help identify minerals)

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13
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cleavage

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how some minerals break along smooth flat lines instead of randomly like when you crack an egg

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14
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scratch test

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where you try to scratch a rock with different objects ( like a finger nail or a penny) to see if its hard or softt

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15
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rocks

A

A naturally formed combination of minerals or other

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