Science exam Flashcards
The study of the ocean and the life in the ocean.
Oceanography
The study of space including everything
beyond our atmosphere
Astronomy
The study of materials that make up the
Earth
Geology
The study of forces and processes that causes the atmosphere to change and predict weather
Meteorology
The study of interactions among
organisms and their surroundings
Environmental science
The study of life and living organisms
Biology
The study of animals and their
classifications
Zoology
Study of plants and agriculture
Ecology
What is the charge or a proton
Positive
Does a proton have significant mass
Yes
Where are protons located
In the nucleus
What is the charge of a neutron
Neutral
Does a neutron have significant mass
Yes
What is the charge of and electron
Negative
Do electrons have significant mass
No
Where are electrons located
In the energy levels
Color by itself is a good way to identify a mineral (true/false)
False
When magma cools slowly it creates smaller crystals (True/false)
False
Diamond is the hardest mineral known (true/false)
True
Minerals must be organic meaning they need to be made from living things (true/false)
False
Mohs Hardness Scale ranges from I to 10 with 1 being the hardest. (true/false)
False
Minerals must be solid, with a definite shape and volume (True/false)
True
Minerals can be man-made or occur naturally (True/false)
False
Where are neutrons located
In the nucleus
Solid with atoms arranged in an orderly, repeating pattern
Crystal
Refers to the way a mineral reflects light from its surface
Luster
The ability of one mineral to scratch another
Hardness
Color of the mineral in powder form
Streak
Tendency for a mineral to break along rough jagged edges
Fracture
Tendency for a mineral to break along smooth, flat surfaces and every fragment has the same general shape
Cleavage
The scale used to measure the ability of one mineral to scratch another
Moh’s Hardness Scale
What are the five criteria for a mineral
Natural, inorganic, solid, unique chemical composition, crystalline shape
List the 5 physical properties we look at for a mineral?
Color, luster, streak, hardness, cleavage and fracture
What are 4 variables that impact whether precipitation will seep into the group of become runoff?
Soil composition, rate of precipitation, vegetation, slope
the process by which that has fallen on land trickles inte the ground and becomes grounelwater
infiltration
