earths sysitim Flashcards
any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured without changing the matter
physical proerties
weight-how heavey an object is mass
weight/ mass
a state of matter that maintanisi its own its shape instead of comforting to the shape of its cantaner
solid
Something that can flow and take the shape of its container Like water or juice
Liquid
it allows something like heat or electricity to pass through it
Conduct
Energy that moves from something hot to cold
heat
A substance found in nature
Minerals
how easily or difficult it is to scratch a minerals surface
hardness
the color of its powder when you rub it on a hard rough surface like a tile
streak
the colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface like a ceramic tile
tiles
its what light reflects back to our eyes minerals are colored because they absorb some colors 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 minerals break a long smooth flat lines instead of randomly like when you crack an egg
Cleavage
when you try to scratch a rock with different objects to see if its hard or soft
Scratch test
a naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural materials
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 compacted sediment
Sedimentary
rock formed from magma or lava
Igneous
Rock formed from existing rock heat and pressure cause the minerals to form new combinations or new crystals
metamorphic
