Minerals Have Been Here For Years Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Minerals can be determined by their
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Property
2
Q
What are the properties?
A
color, hardness, luster, and streak
3
Q
Minerals are the building blocks of
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rocks
4
Q
Minerals offer clues about how a rock
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forms
5
Q
What is melted rock called?
A
Magma
6
Q
A natural nonliving substance that occurs in rocks
A
minerals
7
Q
The name of the process by which rocks change from one form to another
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rock cycle
8
Q
formed by heat and pressure
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Metamorphic Rock
9
Q
The results of sediment that is pressed and cemented together
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Sedimentary Rock
10
Q
Results from a melted rock that cools and hardens
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igneous rock
