Earth's System Flashcards
Physical properties
Any property that can be observed with the five senses
weight/mass
How heavy an object is/mass is how much stuff is made of
Solid
A state of matter that maintains its own shape
Liquid
Conduct
Something that can flow and takes shape of its container
Heat
Energy that moves something hot to something cold
Minerals
A substance found in nature,mineral makes rock
Hardness
How easily or difficult to scratch a minerals surface
Streak
The color of its powder when you rub it on a hard,rough surface
Tiles
The colored powder left behind when a minerals is scraped across a hard surface like ceramic tile
Color
It’s what light reflects back to our eye
Luster
How shiny a rock or mineral is
Cleavage
How some minerals break along smoothly
Scratch test
Where you try to scratch a rock with different objects
Rocks
A naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural minerals
Minerals
A solid, naturally formed substance
Sediment
The “dirt and stuff” that settles to the bottom of liquids
Sedimentary
Rock formed from compacted sediment
Igenous
Rock formed from magma or lava
Metamorphic
Rock formed from existing rock; heat and pressure
