Intro to Earth Science Vocab Starter NY (Rocks and Minerals)

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Mineral

Natural inorganic solid having definite chemical composition

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Igneous Rock

A rock that forms from hot molten liquid

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Streak

The color of a minerals powder

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Fracture

Random breaking of a mineral

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Hardness

A minerals resistance to being scratched.

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Magma

Hot molten liquid

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Luster

The way light reflects off a mineral’s surface

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Cleavage

Predictable breaking of a mineral

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Sedimentary Rock

An accumulation of hardened sediments from preexisting rock

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Metamorphic rock

Rocks that change from pre-existing rocks due to heat and pressure

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Fossil

Any evidence of former life

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Rock Cycle

A model of the interrelationships between rocks