Topic 1-3 test review Flashcards
1
Q
Name 7 properties that help us identify minerals
A
Color, luster, cleavage, fracture, streaks, mohs hardness scale, crystals
2
Q
The hardest rock and softest
A
diamond and talc
3
Q
What are the 3 major rock familys
A
Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
4
Q
Difference between cementation and compaction
A
The consolidation of sediments and the heating of two substances in contact in order to effect
5
Q
What does Mechanical chemical and biological weathering mean
A
Mechanical- is the physical break up or disintegration
Chemical- breaks down minerals through chemical reactions
biological- is the physical or chemical breakdown of rock
6
Q
What are the 4 agents of erosion
A
water, wind, gravity and glaciers
