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Topic 9: Rocks Flashcards

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What is a Mineral?

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Minerals are the substances that make up rocks. Each mineral has its own chemical make up.

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What is Lithosphere?

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The outer most layer of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What is Magma?

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A mixture of molten rock and gases just below the earths surface.

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What is Sediments?

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Material broken down by erosion or weathering that is moved by wind or water and settles into layers.

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What are Native Elements?

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Elements uncombined in the earths crust.

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What are Crystals?

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Made of atoms and molecules arranged in seven different shapes.

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What is Lustre?

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The appearance of a crystal caused by the reflection of light.

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What is a Streak?

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The colour of a mineral as a powder.

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What is Hardness?

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The measure of how hard it is to scratch the rock.

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What are Igneous Rocks?

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Rocks that form after lava has cooled and to turned to a solid.

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What are Extrusive Rocks?

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Lava that cools above the earths surface.

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What is Pumice?

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A rock that forms from frothy lava that cools in the air.

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What is Scoria?

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A rock made from gassy lava in the air.

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What is Abrasive?

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A substance or material that scratches another.

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What is Basalt?

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Rock formed front the fast cooling of lava

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What is Obsidian?

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A dark coloured rock that reflects light like glass

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What are Intrusive Rocks?

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Rocks that are formed below the earths surface

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What are Batholiths?

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Rocks that span 100km across

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What is Granite?

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An igneous rock that has different coloured crystals on the outside of it

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What are Sedimentary Rocks?

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Rocks formed by particles of sediments and is cemented together under pressure

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What are Metamorphic Rocks?

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Rocks that are formed from other rocks because of intense pressure or heat or both

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What is Erosion?

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The wearing out of soil and rock by natural elements like water and wind

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What is a Floodplain?

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Flat land next to a river where sediments are left during a flood

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What are Glaciers?

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Large bodies of ice that move down slopes

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What are Moraines?

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Deposits of gravel, rocks and small particles that where formed by glaciers

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What is Sandstone?

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A sedimentary rock that is formed with sand that is cemented together by salts

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What is Mudstone?

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A rock formed by fine grains of soils

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What is Shale?

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Fine grained sedimentary rock that is made of clay

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What is Siltstone?

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A rock with a particle size between sandstone and mudstone?

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What is Conglomerate?

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A rock consisting of large sized particles cemented together

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What is Limestone?

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A rock formed by deceased organisms

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What is Coal?

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Rock formed by animal matter over millions of years

33
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What is Rock Salt?

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A deposit of sodium usually from evaporated salt lakes

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What is Slate?

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A rock formed by intensive heat and pressure

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What is Gneiss?

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Rock formed by the pressurisation of granite

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What is a Mineral Ore?

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A rock that has been mined to get a mineral or chemical from it

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What is Mining?

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Extracting resources from the earth

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What is a Environmental Impact Statement?

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A study on the effects of the impact mining might make on the environment

39
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What is Rehabilitated?

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Restored to its previous state

40
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What is Overburden?

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Waste rock below to topsoil

41
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What is Open Cut Mining?

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Mining that removes layers of soil and rocks and making it an open pit

42
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What is Underground Mining?

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Mining in a direct tunnel or shaft towards the minerals

43
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What is the Stone Age?

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About 2 million years ago when humans began implementing Stone in tools and weapons

44
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What is Alloy?

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A mixture of metal and a non metal or another metal

45
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What is Flint?

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A fine grain sedimentary rock that leaves a sharp edge when broken

46
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What is Percussion Flaking?

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Striking at flint or obsidian with rocks like quartzite to get large flakes to make small tools

47
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What is a Fossil?

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The remains or trace of animal or plant life in the past

48
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What is Erosion?

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The wearing out of soil and rock by natural elements like water and wind

49
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What is a Floodplain?

A

Flat land next to a river where sediments are left during a flood

50
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What are Glaciers?

A

Large bodies of ice that move down slopes

51
Q

What are Moraines?

A

Deposits of gravel, rocks and small particles that where formed by glaciers

52
Q

What is Sandstone?

A

A sedimentary rock that is formed with sand that is cemented together by salts

53
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What is Mudstone?

A

A rock formed by fine grains of soils

54
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What is Shale?

A

Fine grained sedimentary rock that is made of clay

55
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What is Siltstone?

A

A rock with a particle size between sandstone and mudstone?

56
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What is Conglomerate?

A

A rock consisting of large sized particles cemented together

57
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What is Limestone?

A

A rock formed by deceased organisms

58
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What is Coal?

A

Rock formed by animal matter over millions of years

59
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What is Rock Salt?

A

A deposit of sodium usually from evaporated salt lakes

60
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What is Slate?

A

A rock formed by intensive heat and pressure

61
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What is Gneiss?

A

Rock formed by the pressurisation of granite

62
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What is a Mineral Ore?

A

A rock that has been mined to get a mineral or chemical from it

63
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What is Mining?

A

Extracting resources from the earth

64
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What is a Environmental Impact Statement?

A

A study on the effects of the impact mining might make on the environment

65
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What is Rehabilitated?

A

Restored to its previous state

66
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What is Overburden?

A

Waste rock below to topsoil

67
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What is Open Cut Mining?

A

Mining that removes layers of soil and rocks and making it an open pit

68
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What is Underground Mining?

A

Mining in a direct tunnel or shaft towards the minerals

69
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What is the Stone Age?

A

About 2 million years ago when humans began implementing Stone in tools and weapons

70
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What is Alloy?

A

A mixture of metal and a non metal or another metal

71
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What is Flint?

A

A fine grain sedimentary rock that leaves a sharp edge when broken

72
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What is Percussion Flaking?

A

Striking at flint or obsidian with rocks like quartzite to get large flakes to make small tools

73
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What is a Fossil?

A

The remains or trace of animal or plant life in the past

Year 8 Science Semester 1 (4 decks)

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