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Frage		Antworten
minerals Lernen beginnen		found in nature- is not a plant or animal
rocks Lernen beginnen		found in nature, not living, made from minerals
attributes Lernen beginnen		characteristics that describe minerals
texture Lernen beginnen		how something feels
luster Lernen beginnen		how shiny a material is
Moh's Scale Lernen beginnen		a scale that rates the hardness of materials
streak Lernen beginnen		mark left on something from a material
igneous rock Lernen beginnen		a type of rock that is formed when melted rock cools
sedimentary rock Lernen beginnen		a type of rock formed when sand and mud at the bottom of rivers, lakes and the oceans pile up
metamorphic rock Lernen beginnen		the type of rock that has changeed through heating and squeezing
Words to use for luster: Lernen beginnen		dull, waxy, oily, pearly, silky, glassy, resinous, metalic
Words to use for crystal shape: Lernen beginnen		acicular, blebs, botryoidal, concretion, dendritic, dog-tooth, fibrous, octahedral, massive, tabular
Words to use for cleavage: Lernen beginnen		perfect on 1/2/3 ways, no cleavage
Words to use for transparency: Lernen beginnen		transparent (clear, see through when sliced thin) /// translucent (see shapes and shadows when is sliced) /// opaque (can't see through it at all when is sliced thin)

Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary