Big Idea 6 Earth Structures

Biofuel

• A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light.
• Describes how easily it can be scratched.
• A nonrenewable resource that is a chemical compound used to make fertilizer.
• Fuel made from natural sources such as plants. A renewable resource.

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Cleavage

• A nonliving, hard substance, made of one or more minerals.
• Describes how a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces.
• A whitish-colored rock which is used for building and for making cement.
• A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light.

Coal

• A hard, black substance that is found in Earth and burned as fuel.
• Fuel made from natural sources such as plants. A renewable resource.
• The process by which rock, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from one place to another.
• A resource that can be remade fairly easily.

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Erosion

• The loose top layer of Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter.
• A type of rock that forms under extreme heat and pressure.
• The process by which rock, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from one place to another.
• A resource that can be remade fairly easily.

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Fossil Fuels

• A naturally occurring inorganic solid with a distinct chemical composition and crystalline structure. The building blocks of rocks.
• A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light.
• The loose top layer of Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter.
• A natural fuel such as coal or gas formed deep in Earth from dead plants and animals long ago.

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Glacier

• A large mass of ice which moves very slowly, down a slope or across land.
• Color The color of the powder of a mineral when it is rubbed on a streak plate.
• A nonrenewable resource that is found in sand and in minerals that is used in making computer chips.
• Hot, melted rock that erupts from a volcano.

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Hardness

• A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light.
• A resource that can't be easily remade.
• A type of rock that forms under extreme heat and pressure.
• Describes how easily it can be scratched.

Igneous Rocks

• Describes how a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces.
• A type of rock that forms when red hot magma cools.
• A type of rock that forms on earth's surface when rock is weathered, layered, and cemented together by water.
• A whitish-colored rock which is used for building and for making cement.

Lava

• The loose top layer of Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter.
• A natural fuel such as coal or gas formed deep in Earth from dead plants and animals long ago.
• A type of rock that forms when red hot magma cools.
• Hot, melted rock that erupts from a volcano.

Limestone

• Hot, melted rock that erupts from a volcano.
• A type of rock that forms under extreme heat and pressure.
• A nonrenewable resource that is a smooth, thick liquid that is used as a fuel.
• A whitish-colored rock which is used for building and for making cement.