CH 26 Flashcards

(44 cards)

1
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naturally occurring inorganic solid

A

MIneral

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2
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a color of a material in a powder form

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streak

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3
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when a mineral breaks along preferred planes of weakness creating sets of smooth parallel sides

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cleavage

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4
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minerals that break unevenly

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fracture

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5
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a minerals resistance to scratching

A

hardness

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6
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molten rock material inside of the Earth

A

magma

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7
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what are the two most abundant elements in earths crust

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Silicon and oxygen

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8
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what does inorganic mean

A

materials that are nonliving

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9
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a mineral is

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naturally occurring inorganic solid

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10
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what does the arrangement of an atom and the bonds between them reflect about the mineral

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it reflects the minerals physical properties

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11
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what are all the ways to identify minerals

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streak, luster, fracture, crystal shape, atomic structure, cleavage,hardness

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12
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what are the two types of luster

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nonmetallic and metallic

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13
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how does metallic luster reflect light

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like a metal

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14
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how does nonmetallic luster reflect light

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like glass

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15
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how do you perform a streak test

A

rub a mineral across an unglazed porcelain tile

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16
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what are the two types of breakage that can happen to minerals

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cleavage and fracture

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17
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what is the name of the scale that measures the hardness of a mineral

A

MOHS

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18
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what is the number range on Mohs scale of hardness

19
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How many different crystal shape systems are there

20
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minerals grew from the

21
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what are the three ways minerals form

A

evaporation water vapor or magma

22
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what are the two mineral groups

A

silicates non silicates

23
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which mineral group is the most abundant in Earths crust

24
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what elements are silicates made up of

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nonsilicates do not contain what element
silicon
26
what mineral is used to make glass
quartz
27
define rock
naturally formed mixture
28
how are rocks identified
compostition and texture
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what does the texture of a rock describes about a rock
size shape and arrangement of components
30
where do intrusive igneous rocks form
underground
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what type of molten rock does intrusive igneous rocks form
coarse rock like granite
32
what is the name of the series that illustrates simultaneous crystallization of silicate minerals
bowen's reaction series
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what are the 3 types of magma
mafic intermediate felsic
34
which type has a low silica content
mafic
35
which magma type has a high silica content
felsic
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which type of crust has an abundant of quartz
continental
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which type of crust has little to no quartz
deep continental and oceanix
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`which type of igneous rock a coarse grained texture
intrusive
39
`which type of igneous rock a fine grained texture
extrusive
40
do fine grained rocks cool fast or slow
fast
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what are the two specific texture types for extrusive igneous rock
vesicular and porphyritic
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which texture is the type with holes left behind because of rapid cooling
vesicular
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which texture is the type with two different crystal sizes because of different cooling rate
porphyritic
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what type of rock has a vesicular texture
pumus