plants 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 ( mass is how much stuff ( matter)
something is made out of.
Solid
a state of matter that maintains its own shape instead of conforming to the shape of its container.
Liquid
something that can flow and takes the shape of its container like water or juice but it has fixed the amount of space (volume) 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 it is power when you
rub it on a hard rough surface like a tile.
Tiles
the color power left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface like a ceramic tile witch helps identify the mineral by its streak color.
Color
It’s what light reflects back to our eyes. minerals are colored because they absorb some colors of light and reflect the rest.
Luster
how shiny a rock or mineral looks when light shines on it like a mirror or glassy or even dull. (luster is a physical property used by mineralogists to help identify minerals).
Cleavage
How do some minerals brake along smooth flat lines instead of randomly like when you crack an egg.
Scratch Test
Were you try to scratch a rock with different objects ( Like a fingernail or a penny) to see if its hard or soft.
Rocks
A naturally formed combination
of minerals and other h natural materials.
Minerals
A solid naturally formed substance that always has the same composition and the same properties.
Sediment
The dirt and stuff that settles to the bottom of liquids or is carried and then deposited by water wind or ice.
Sedimentary
A rock formed from compacted sediment.
Igneous
A rock formed from magma or lava.
Metamorphic
A rock formed from existing rock; heat and pressure cause the minerals to form new combinations or new crystals.
