lithosphere

Question 1

what’s the lithosphere

Answer 1

the hard shell of the earth consisting of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle

Question 2

what are the 4 layers that the earth is made up of

Answer 2

• crust
• mantle (upper and lower)
• outer core
• inner core

Question 3

how can minerals be described (5)

Answer 3

• inorganic substances
• made up of the same elements in an orderly crystalline structure
• defined composition and properties
• single elements: copper (Cu), Iron (Fe)
• compounds: quartz or halite

Question 4

what are the 2 colour names for minerals

Answer 4

• idiochromatic (one colour)
• allochromatic (many colours due to impurities)

Question 5

what are the 3 types of transparency

Answer 5

• transparent (can see through)
• translucent (can see light through)
• opaque (cannot see through, cloudy)

Question 6

what is the name of that scale that hardness if calculated on

Answer 6

mohs scale

Question 7

what’s the range of mohs scale

Answer 7

1-10

Question 8

how is the streak of a rock found

Answer 8

the colour of the trace left by the rock when rubbed on porcelain