Big Idea 6: Earth Structure

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Clevage

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the breaking of a mineral along a smooth, flat surface

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color

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the way light bounces off of an object

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erosion

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the movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice

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fossil fuel

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a fuel that formed from the decayed remains of ancient plants and animals

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glacier

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a large body of moving ice that stays frozen all year

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hardness

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how easily something can bend or dent

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gravity

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the force that pulls objects toward each other

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igneous rock

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rock formed from cooled magna or lava

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limestone

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The most common rock in Florida. It is used in buildings and to make cement.

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luster

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the way that a mineral's surface reflects light