earth system Flashcards
any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured with out changing the matter
physical properties
weight- how heavy an object is (mass is how much ‘ stuff ‘ (matter) something is made of)
weight/mass
They stay up matter that mineral maintains its own shape instead conforming to the shape of it’s container
Solid
Something that can flow and take its shape of its container, like water and juice, it has a Fix amount of space (volume) similar to how solid stays the same size
liquid
Allow something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through it easily
conduct
energy that moves from something hot
to something cold, a form of energy
heat
a substance found in nature, minerals make up rocks
minerals
how easy or difficult it is to break
hardness
the color of its powder when you rub it on hard, rough surface like a title
streak
a surface that is hard, it is to help the posses of “steak”
titles
minerals are colored because absorb some colors of light and reflect the rest.
color
how shiny a rock or mineral looks when light shines on it, like a mirror, or glassy, or even dull.
luster
how some mineral break along smooth, flat lines instead of randomly, like a crack egg
cleavage
where you try to scratch a mineral with different objects to see if its easy or hard
scratch test
a naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural minerals
rocks
a solid, naturally formed substance that always has the same composition and the same properties.
minerals
the “dirt and stuff” that settles to the bottom of liquids, or is carried and then deposited by water, wind, or ice
sediment
rock formed from sediment.
sedimentary
rock formed from magma or lava
igneous
rock formed from existing rock: heat and pressure cause the mineral to form new combination or new crystals.
metamorphic
