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Anna's Midterm Thing
Midterm Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two major groups of minerals? | Silicates and Nonsilicates |
| What is a mineral deposit that is large and pure enough to be mined called? | Ore |
| The color of the powder that a mineral leaves on a piece of white unglazed porcelain is called the mineral's ... | Streak |
| What kinds of mines are open pit quarry mines? | Surface mines |
| Which mineral is the most resistant to scratching? | Diamonds |
| On what type of of surface does a fracture happen? | Curved |
| More than 90% of Earth's crust is made up of what type of minerals? | Silicate |
| A mineral must have what kind of definte structure? | Crystalline |
| A mineral that is composed of only one element is called a ... | Native Element |
| What is a naturally formed, inorganic solid with a defininte crystalline structure? | Mineral |
| What is the tendency of some minerals to break along smooth, flat surfaces? | Cleavage |
| What is the ratio of mass to volume of a substance? | Density |
| What is the special property that causes some minerals to glow? | Fluorescence |
| What are minerals that contain silicon and oxygen? | Silicate minerals. |
| What is returning land to the wait it was before mining called? | Reclamation |
| What type of minerals are good conductors of heat and electricty? | Metallic Minerals. |
| A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern are called... | Crystals |
| A substance made up of made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds are... | Compunds |
| A measure of the ability of a mineral to resist scratching is... | Hardness |
| The way in which a mineral reflects light is... | Luster |
| Characteristics that are particular to only a few types of minerals are... | Special Properties |
| Tear shaped bodies that form when magma moves upward are... | Pegmatites |
| Environment in which bodies of water of salt water dry up are... | Evaporating Salt Water |
| What are the three types of rock in the rock cycle? | Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic |
| What are the processes involved in the formation of Igneous rocks? | Melting and cooling |
| What is an example of a Native Element? | Copper and Silver |
| What is a special property that causes a mineral to attract iron? | Magnetism |
| What is the process in which a mineral changes composition during metamorphism called?> | Recrystallization |
| Who wrote the "Principles of Geology" and helped dispel beliefs about catastrophism? | Charles Lyell |
| What are most minerals made up of>? | Compounds |
| If a mineral is shiny, what is it? | Metallic |
| If a mineral is dull yet reflective, what is it? | Submetallic |
| If a mineral is dull and not reflective, what is it? | Nonmetallic |
| What are dissolved materials that are carried into lakes and seas by surface water and ground water called? | Limestones |
| Which minerals are formed when magma rises towards the crust, but stops before it hits the surface? | Plutons |
| A naturally occurring solid mixture if one or more minerals or organic matter is what>? | Rock |
| What is a series of processes in which a rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes? | Rock Cycle |
| What is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another. | Erosion |
| What is the chemical makeup of a rock/? | Composition |
| What is the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the rock's grains? | Texture |
| What is rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the Earth's surface>? | Intrusive Igneous Rock |
| What is rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the Earth's surface? | Extrusive Igneous Rock |
| What is layers of sedimentary rock? | Strata |
| What is the process in which sedimentary rock is arranged in layers? | Stratification |
| What is the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands? | Foliated |
| What is the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands? | Nonfoliated |
| A principle that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes is... | Uniformitarianism |
| What is a fossilized mark that is formed in soft sediment by the movement of animals? | Trace Fossil |
| What are the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processes>? | Fossil |
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