set 1

Question 1

Physical properties

Answer 1

Any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured without changing the matter.

Question 2

weight/mass

Answer 2

Weight-how heavy an object is [mass is how much “stuff” [matter] something is made of

Question 3

Solid

Answer 3

A state of matter that maintains

Question 4

Liquid

Answer 4

Something that can flow and takes the shape of the container, like water or juice, but it has the same fixed amount [volume], similar how solids stay the same size

Question 5

conduct

Answer 5

ti allows something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through it easily

Question 6

heat

Answer 6

energy that moves from something hot to something cold, a form of energy

Question 7

Minerals

Answer 7

a substance found in nature, minerals make up rocks

Question 8

Hardness

Answer 8

how easy or difficult it is to scratch a minerals surface

Question 9

streak

Answer 9

the cooler of the powder when you rub it on a hard, rough surface like a tile,

Question 10

tiles

Answer 10

the colored powder left behind when a minerals is scraped across a hard surface. Like a ceramic tile, which helps identify the minerals by it’s “streak” color

Question 11

color

Answer 11

It’s what light reflects to our eyes. Minerals are colored because they absorb some colors of the light and reflect the rest

Question 12

Luster

Answer 12

how shiny a Rock looks when light shines on it, like a mirror, or glassy, or even dull. [Luster is a physical property used by mineralogists to help identify the minerals] .

Question 13

cleavage

Answer 13

how some minerals break along smooth, flat lines instead of randomly, like when you crack eggs

Question 14

Scratch test

Answer 14

where you try to scratch a rock with different objects[ like a fingernail or a penny]