Earth's System all in 1 set

Question 1

Physical properties

Answer 1

Any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured without changing the matter

Question 2

weight aka mass

Answer 2

Weight-how heavy an object is (mass is how much “stuff” (matter) something is made of)

Question 3

Solid

Answer 3

A state of matter maintains its own shape instead of conforming to the shape of its container

Question 4

Liquid

Answer 4

something that can flow and takes the 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

Question 5

conduct

Answer 5

it allows something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through it easily

Question 6

heat

Answer 6

energy that moves from something hot to something cold, a form of energy

Question 7

minerals

Answer 7

A substance found in nature, minerals make rocks

Question 8

hardness

Answer 8

how easily or difficult it is to scratch a mineral’s surface

Question 9

streak

Answer 9

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

Question 10

tiles

Answer 10

the colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface like ceramic tile

Question 11

color

Answer 11

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

Question 12

luster

Answer 12

lust is a physical property used by mineralogists to help idenfiy minerals

Question 13

cleavage

Answer 13

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

Question 14

scratch test

Answer 14

where you try to scratch a rock with different objects like a fingernail or a penny to see if its hard or soft

Question 15

rocks

Answer 15

A naturally form combination of minerals and other natural minerals

Question 16

minerals

Answer 16

a solid, naturally formed substance that always has the same composition and the same properties