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36 Cards in this Set
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4 properties of rocks
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shape
size color texture |
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Geologists use _____ _______
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rock properties
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Some dimensions of rocks can be _______&_________
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measured & compared
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Rocks are made of ingredients called_______________
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minerals
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Minerals are made of ______
ingredient |
one
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Some ingredients can be identified by _________
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breaking rocks apart
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Water separates ingredients.
Some ______ into smaller pieces, some __________ |
Water separates ingredients Some break into smaller pieces and some dissolve
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Evaporation is a way to separate _______ and ______
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liquid and solid
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Mineral crystals have identifiable _________
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shapes
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Rocks can be separated in 2 ways
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1. breaking them apart
2. dissolving them in water |
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Our mock rock was made of 4 things
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gravel
sand flour salt |
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You can tell the hardness of a rock by_________ it with a nail.
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scraping
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Crystals formed from the dissolved ____ that went into the water.
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salt
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When the water evaporates, the salt turns into ________.
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crystals.
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Geology
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study of Earth's history & structure
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Geologist
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person who studies the Earth and the materials it is made from.
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property
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something you can see
size color shape texture |
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circumference
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distance around a circular object
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depth
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how thick an object is from top to bottom
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meter tape
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measures linear (line) dimensions
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balance
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measures mass
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rock
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earth material made up of different ingredients called minerals
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mineral
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ingredient of rocks that can not be broken down any further
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dissolve
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when substances mix with water, they break down into such small pieces that they seem to disappear in the water
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crystal
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solid form of material that can be identified by its shape or pattern
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evaporates
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when water is left open to the air, it turns into a gas & goes into the air.
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