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A crack in the earth's crust along which rocks move
Fault
The most common, abundant igneous rock on the Earth
Granite
Rock that is formed by heat deep in the earth and the pressure above changes the rock after many years
metamorphic rock
Sorting into groups based on similarities and differences
Classify
A characteristic of an object; something that you can observe
Physical Property
Rocks that are made of tiny pieces of other rocks, shells, sand, and other materials.
Sedimentary rock
An earth material made up of one or more minerals
Rock!
Any mark or remains of a plant that lived a long time ago
Fossil
A piece or part of a larger quantity
Sample
The only mineral that will react to contact with acids by fizzing or bubbling
Calcite
A person who studies Earth and its minerals
Geologist
Who's the best Dad in the World?
Lindsey's Dad !!!
The solid form of a material that can be identified by its special shape or pattern
Crystal
Large piles of windblown sand
Dunes
The breaking and changing of rocks
Weathering
The study of all that is physical about the Earth
Geology
The hardest mineral
Diamond
Rocks that are made from magma that cools beneath the earth's surface
igneous rock
A basic earth material that cannot be broken down and further
Mineral
A property of minerals that tells how shiny things are
Luster
The softest mineral
Talc
Author
fairorth
ID
2065
Card Set
science
Description
Lindsey's study guide 4 science.
Updated
2009-12-02T01:59:26Z
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