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26 Cards in this Set
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small pieces of rock worn away by weathering and are moved by running water, wind, and air
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sediments
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any piece of solid matter in the Earth's crust
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rock
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atom
special patterns growing |
crystals
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geologist
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scientist who performs tests to identify minerals
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rocks are usually made up of several ________
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minerals
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igneous
sedimentary metamorphic |
rocks
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formed in nature
found in a solid state neither plant nor animal |
minerals
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changing igneous or sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock
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rock cycle
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wind
water waves |
weathering
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metallic
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shiny minerals
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rocks formed by cool lava
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igneous
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the process of rocks being worn away
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weathering
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sedimentary
igneous metamorphic |
3 main types of rocks
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magma
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a liquid rock material found deep in the Earth
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luster
streak appearance |
tests
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crystal
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a special form of mineral with an atom pattern large enough to be seen
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used to determine the magnetic pull of rocks
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magnets
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what within the Earth's surface can turn igneous and sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks
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heat and pressure
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lava
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magma that breaks through the Earth's crust to the surface
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observing the color left behind on a white tile is the
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streak test
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a scale that tells whether a rock can be scratched by a penny, a nail, a fingernail, or a glass plate
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hardness
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rocks formed by the cementing of dead plant and animal matter, along with pieces of other rocks
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sedimentary
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when performing the acid test, we placed rocks in _____
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vinegar
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the test that tells if a rock is metallic or nonmetallic
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luster
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the shiny luster of the rock "galena"
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metallic
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luster
hardness streak |
properties of minerals
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