Quiz 1 Flashcards
1
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Define homogeneous
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Earth material made up of only one material
2
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Define heterogeneous
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Earth material with more than one material
3
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Define organic earth material. What about inorganic
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Organic - made from result of organism (or is organism part)
Inorganic - made from inorganic chemical processes
4
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Differentiate between a single crystal, aggregate of crystals, and aggregate of grains
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Single crystal - one crystal
Aggregate of crystal
Aggregate of grains - multiple fragments of rocks, crystals, fossils
5
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Define mineral
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A naturally occurring homogeneous inorganic solid with definable chemical composition and organized atomic structure
6
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Define fossil. Define rock
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Fossil - body/trace of past life
Rock - aggregate of minerals, fossils and grains
