alex 7 science unit 4 test Flashcards

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matter

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Is made of up atoms

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2
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atoms

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Is made up of neutrons and protons

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3
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mineral

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A solid
Made up of crystals
Natural
Inorganic
Definite chemical composition
Solid
Occurring
Crystalline structure
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4
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Inorganic

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No carbon

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5
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rocks

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Made up of minerals

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6
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How are minerals formed

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By cooling magma chambers in the earths crust

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7
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magma

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Inside earths crust

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8
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lava

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Outside earths crust

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9
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crystal

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Regular geometric shape

Smooth surfaces

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10
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hardness

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Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched

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11
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diamond

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Hardest known mineral

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12
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fracture

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Tendency to break with rough or jagged edges

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13
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cleavage

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Tendency to break along smooth edges

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14
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mica

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Common mineral that breaks along moth surfaces

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15
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lustre

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Reflect on of light from. A minerals surface

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16
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Mohs scale

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Name given to the hardness scale

17
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quartz

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Common mineral that breaks with jagged edges

18
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streak

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Color left by powdered mineral on unglazed porcelain

19
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talc

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One of the softest known minerals

20
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Properties of minerals

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Lustre
Color
Streak
Hardness
Crystal shape
Breakage
21
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element

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Pure substance

22
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rock

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Made up of 1 or more mineral

23
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Crystal systems

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Cubic
tetragonal
Hexagonal
orthorhombic
monoclinic
triclinic
24
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3 types of rocks

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igneous
Sedimentary
metamorphic

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Igneous rock
Formed when hot magma or lava cools and solidifies
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intrusive
The rock when magma cools and hardens below the earths surface
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extrusive
The rock when lava cools and hardens above the earths surface
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Sedimentary rock
The rock on the land that we see
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sediment
Rocks, grass, dirt,etc.
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stratification
The visible layers in sedimentary rocks
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compaction
Squeeze the rocks together using water
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cementation
Squeeze the rocks together without water
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metamorphic rock
Rock that has changed form
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parent rock
The original rock
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The rock cycle
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