Science Test Notes 10/5/11

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The way a surface reflects light:

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Luster

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Types of mineral luster:

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Metallic, Submetallic, and nonmetallic

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The color of a mineral in powdered form:

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Streak

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The tendency of some minerals to break unevenly:

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Fracture

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Mineral's resistance to being scratched:

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Hardness

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Scale used to determine hardness of minerals:

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Moh's Hardness Scale

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Ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance:

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Density

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What rock comes from the Greek words for "changed & shape"?

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Metamorphic

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What forces create metamorphic rock?

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heat & pressure

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What kind of rocks in which the structure, texture, or composition have been changed?

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Metamorphic

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NOT aligned mineral grains?

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non foliated

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ALIGNED mineral grains?

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foliated

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process in which a mineral changes composition during metamorphism:

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recrystallization

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change in the shape of a rock caused by a force placed on it:

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deformation

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rock that forms when hot, liquid rock or magma cools and solidifies:

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igneous

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rock that means "fire" in Latin:

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igneous

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light colored rocks are less__ than dark colored igneous rocks are

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dense

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light colored igneous rocks that are rich in aluminum, potassium, silicon and sodium are___ rocks

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felsic

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Dark colored igneous rocks that are rich in calcium, iron, and magnesium are ___ rocks

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mafic

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process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers:

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stratification

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markings on sedimentary rocks that record the wave motion of wind or water:

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ripple marks

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structures that form when fine grained sediments at the bottom of a shallow body of water are exposed to the air and dry out:

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mud cracks

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a rock is:

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-naturally occurring
-a solid
-made of 1 or more minerals

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continual process by which new rock forms from old rock:

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the rock cycle

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process in which water,wind,ice, & heat break down rock:

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weathering

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process by which sediment is removed from it source:

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erosion

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process in which sediment is deposited in bodies of water:

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deposition

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when buried rock is exposed to the earth's surface:

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uplift

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Mineral:

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-naturally occurring
-a solid
-has a definite chemical make-up
-has crystal structure

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Hardness:

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resistance to being scratched

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Color:

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visible color of the mineral

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Streak:

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the color of powder left after scraping a surface

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Luster:

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the ability to reflect light

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Cleavage:

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tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces

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Fracture:

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tendency to break into irregular pieces

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Density:

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how much mass per given volume

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Special Properties:

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acid/bubbles
UV light
magnetic

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Rock types:

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Metamorphic, Igneous, Sedimentary

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Igneous:

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Intrusive-formed inside earth, coarse grained
Extrusive- formed on the earth's surface, glassy or fined grain

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Scoria, Gabbro, Granite, Basalt are__rocks

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Igneous

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Sedimentary:

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formed as small sediment particles are pressed together to form a single rock

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Rock Salt, Conglomerate, Shale, Siltstone, Limestone, coal, Sandstone, mudstone are __ rocks

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sedimentary

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Metamorphic:

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formed from rocks that already exist by heat and pressure

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Granite, Gneiss, Marble, and Quartzite are__ rocks

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Metamorphic