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Minerals and Rocks Flashcards

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Mineral

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Naturally Occuring, usually inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition.

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Crystal

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Solid, geometric form that results from a repeating pattern of atoms of molecules.

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Matter

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Anything that has volume and mass

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Bonus: What is the equation for density?

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Mass over volume :)

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What are things scientists use to define minerals?

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Color, streak, luster, cleavage, and fracture

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What is weathering?

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The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.

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What is deposition?

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The process by which sediment comes to rest.

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What are the classes of rock?

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Igneous rock, sedimentary rock, and metamorphic rock.

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Classes of igneous rock?

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Intrusive, and extrusive.

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Classes of sedimentary rock?

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Clastic, chemical, and organic.

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Classes of metamorphic rock?

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Foliated and nonfoliated.

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How does igneous rock from?

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Igneous rock forms from cooling lava and magma.

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How does sedimentary rock form?

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Sedimentary rock is formed when the weight from above presses down on the layers of minerals of sediment, of when minerals dissolved in water solidify and cement them together.

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How does metamorphic rock form?

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It forms when high temperatures and pressure change the texture and mineral content of a rock.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The series of processes in which rock can change from one type of rock to another one.

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What is uplift?

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The rising of regions of the crust to higher elevations.

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What is subsidence?

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The sinking of a part of ground.

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What is a rift zone?

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An area where a deep set of cracks form.

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What is rock?

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Rock is a combination of one or more minerals of organic matter.

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What is composition?

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The makeup of a rock.

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What is composition?

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The makeup of a rock.

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What is texture?

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Texture is the size, shape, and positions of the grains that make up the rock.

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