Ch. 3 Lesson 1 Quick Vocabulary

What is a solid chemical substance with a regular, repeating arrangement of its atoms?

• Ion

• Magma

• Crystal

• Silicate

What is the process called when particles dissolved in a liquid solidify to form crystals?

• Dissolution

• Crystallization

• Ionization

• Melting

What does it mean to dissolve?

• To solidify

• To melt

• To dispense or disappear in solution

• To erupt

What is an ion?

• A solid chemical substance

• An atom or group of atoms with an electric charge

• Molten rock under Earth's surface

• A member of the mineral group

What is lava?

• Molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface

• A naturally occurring inorganic solid

• A member of the mineral group

• An atom with an electric charge

What is magma?

• Molten rock material under Earth's surface

• A solid chemical substance

• A member of the mineral group

• An atom with an electric charge

What is a mineral?

• A liquid with definite chemical composition

• Naturally occurring inorganic solid with definite chemical composition and orderly arrangement of atoms

• Molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface

• An atom or group of atoms with an electric charge

What is a silicate?

• A type of lava

• A member of the mineral group that has silicon and oxygen in its crystal structure

• An atom with an electric charge

• Molten rock under Earth's surface