Structure of Earth, Subsystem, Mineral Flashcards

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A planet that special and unique. The third planet from the Sun.

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Earth

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2
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Earth is also called ______?

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blue planet

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3
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3 reason why planet earth is unique

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a. It has a liquid water; almost 70%
b. Plate tectonics
c. has a atmosphere

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4
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how many amount of water had of earth?

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70%

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5
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4 factors that make Earth habitable

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  1. Temperature
  2. Atmosphere
  3. Energy
  4. Nutrients
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6
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why Earth is considered as habitable?

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a. has a right distance from the sun
b. protected from harmful solar radiation by its magnetic field
c. has the right amount of ingredients for life, including watrr and carbon

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7
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earth is different from other planet because?

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Earth is the only planet that have a liquid water on the surface

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similarities of earth, venus, and mars

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a. They all have a terrestrial planets
b. They all have atmosphere
c. They all almost have the same time to rotate in their axes
d. Earth and Mars both have a water
e. All have a carbon dioxide
f. All have a landforms

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9
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earth, venus, and mars differences

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a. Venus has no water
b. Venus and Mars don’t have a oxygen
c. Earth has life forms

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10
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known as harbour life

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Earth

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11
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What is the Earth’s Subsystem

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Atmosphere ( air )
Hydrosphere ( water )
Lithosphere ( land )
Biosphere ( living things )

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12
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The blanket of gas that surrounds Earth to help keep us warm, it also protect js from harmful solar radiation

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Atmosphere

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13
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Came from the word “hydro” which means water

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Hydrosphere

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Came from the word “litho” which means stone or rocks

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Lithosphere

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Came from the word “bio” means life, and it consists kf of all living things

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Biosphere

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16
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What is building blocks of Rocks

17
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2 properties of minerals

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Chemical Composition and Crystalline Composition

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Components of matter that cannot broken into simpler particles

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Characteristics of shape of an individual _______,
Help convey the shape of a crystal. Bladed, cubic, granular, prismatic

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Crystal Habit

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Tendency of some minerals to break along flat surfaces

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The Manner in which Mineral breaks other than along planes of cleavage

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The resistance of a mineral to SCRATCHING, controlled by the bond strength between its atoms

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Formula for calculating the specific gravity

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specific gravity= density of the o object / density of water

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Most obvious property of a Mineral, oftrn used in indentification

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Color of the fine POWDER of a mineral, usually obtained by rubbing the mineral
Streak
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The quality and intensity of light reflected from the surface of a mineral
Luster
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Minerals reaction to stress or minerals toughness and resistance to breaking deformation
Tenacity
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What is types of tenacity
Brittleness Malleability Ductility Flexible but inelastic Flexible but elastic Sectility
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Its Study the Minerals
Geologists
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Chemical elements include silicon and oxygen...
Silicates
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Chemical elements include carbon and oxygen as major part of their chemical composition
Carbonates
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Chemical elements include sulfur bonded to a metal ion
Sulfide
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Consist kf only one element and thus the element occurs in native state
Native Element