Earth's System Flashcards
Physical properties
Any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured without changing the matter.
weight/mass
Weight-how heavy an object is (mass is how much “stuff”(matter)something is made of)
solid
a state of matter that maintains its own shape instead of conforming to the shape of its container
liquid
something that can flow and takes shape of its container,like water or juice,but it has a fixed amount of space(volume),similar to how a solid stays the same size
conduct
It allows something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through it easily
Heat
Energy bad moves from something hot to something cold a form of energy
minerals
a substance found in nature minerals makeup rocks.
hardness
How easy or difficult it is to scratch a minerals surface
Streak
The color of its powder when rub it on a hard for rough surface like tile
Tiles
Colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface like a ceramic tile, which helps identify a minerals by it streak color
Color
It’s what light reflects back to our eyes minerals are color because the observe some colors of light in reflect the rest
Lester
How shiny a rock for mineral lips when light shines on it or even though luster is a person physical property used by mineralogist help identify minerals
cleavlage
House on metal break along smooth flat lines instead of randomly like when you crack an egg
Scratch test
Where you try to scratch a rock with different objects like a fingernail or a penny to see if it is hard or soft
Rocks
A naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural materials
Minerals
A solid naturally formed substance that always has the same come composition and the same properties
Sediment
The dirt and stuff that settles at the bottom of liquid disposed by water wind or ice
Sedimentary
Rockland from a compacted sediment
igneous
Rock formed from Magma or lava
