earth system Flashcards
(20 cards)
physical properties
any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured without changing the matter.
weight/mass
weight - how heavy an object is.
solid
a state of matter that maintains its own shape instead of conforming to the shape of the container.
liquid
something that can flow that takes the shape of its container like water or juice but it has a fixed amount of space similar to how a solid stays the same size.
conduct
it allows something like heat Or electricity to flow or pass through it easily.
Heat
energy that moves from something hot to something cold a form of energy.
Minerals
a substance found in nature minerals make up rocks.
hardness
how easily or difficult it is to scratch a minerals surface.
streak
the color of its powder when you rub it on a hard rough surface like a tile.
tiles
the colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface like a ceramic tile which helps identify the mineral by its streak color.
color
its what light reflects back to our eyes minerals are colored because they absorb some colors of light and reflects the rest
luster
how shiny a rock or mineral looks when light shines on it like a mirror or glassy or even dull
cleavage
how some minerals break along smooth flat lines instead of like you crack a egg.
scratch test
when you try to smash rocks with different objects to see if its hard or soft.
rocks
a naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural materials.
minerals
an solid naturally formed substance that always has the same composition and same properties.
sediment
the dirt and stuff that settles the bottom of liguids or is carried and then deposited by water wind and ice.
sedimentary
rock formed from compacted sediment.
igneous
rock formed from magma or lava.
metamorphic
rock formed from existing rock heat and pressure cause the minerals to form new combinations or new crystal.
