Earth's system 2

Question 1

physical properties

Answer 1

any property that can be observed using five the senses or can be measured without changing the matter

Question 2

Weight/mass

Answer 2

weight - how heavy an object is (mass is how much “stuff” (matter) something is made of)

Question 3

liquid

Answer 3

Something that can flow and take the shape of its container like water or juice but it has a fixed amount of ( volume ) similar to how a solid stays the same size

Question 4

conduct

Answer 4

it allows something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through easily

Question 5

heat

Answer 5

energy that moves from something hot to something cold, a form of energy

Question 6

minerals

Answer 6

A substance found in, make up rocks

Question 7

hardness

Answer 7

how easily or difficult it is to scratch a minerals surface

Question 8

streak

Answer 8

the color of its powder when you rub it on a hard rough surface like tile

Question 9

tiles

Answer 9

the colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface like a ceramic tile which helps identify the mineral bye its streak color

Question 10

color

Answer 10

its what light reflects back to our eyes minerals are colored because they absorb some colors of light and reflect the rest

Question 11

Luster

Answer 11

How shiny a rock or mineral looks when light shines on it like a mirror or glassy or even though luster is a physical property used by mineralogist to help identify minerals

Question 12

Cleavage

Answer 12

How some minerals break along smooth flat lines instead of randomly like when you crack an egg

Question 13

scratch test

Answer 13

where you try to scratch a rock with different objects like a finger nail or a penny to see if it is hard or soft