Earth's systems

Question 1

physical properties

Answer 1

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

Question 2

weight/mass

Answer 2

how heavy an object is [mass is how much ‘’ stuff’’ something is made of.

Question 3

solid

Answer 3

a state of matter that 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 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

Question 5

conduct

Answer 5

it allows something 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 up rocks

Question 8

hardness

Answer 8

how easily or difficult it is to scratch a minerals 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 a ceramic tile, which helps identify the mineral by its’’ streak’’ color

Question 11

color

Answer 11

its 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

how shiny a rock or mineral looks when light shines on it, like a or glassy even dull. [ luster is a physical property used by mineralogist to help identify minerals