6th Grade - Ch 10 Minerals and Rocks

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Hardness

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Ability of a mineral to resist being scratched

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Igneous Rock

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Rock formed from melted minerals that have cooled and hardened

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Sedimentary Rock

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Rock formed from pieces of other rock and remains of living things that have been pressed and cemented together

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Metamorphic Rock

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Rock that has been changed by intense heat, pressure, and chemical reactions

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Luster

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How a mineral reflects light (glassy, pearly, metallic)

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Magma

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Hot, liquid rock inside the earth

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Mineral

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Element or compound found in the earth

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Rock

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Natural, solid material made of one or more minerals

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Rock Cycle

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Series of natural changes that cause one type of rock to become another type of rock

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Streak

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Color of the mark a mineral makes on a white tile