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Question		Answer
minerals start learning		found in nature- is not a plant or animal
rocks start learning		found in nature, not living, made from minerals
attributes start learning		characteristics that describe minerals
texture start learning		how something feels
luster start learning		how shiny a material is
Moh's Scale start learning		a scale that rates the hardness of materials
streak start learning		mark left on something from a material
igneous rock start learning		a type of rock that is formed when melted rock cools
sedimentary rock start learning		a type of rock formed when sand and mud at the bottom of rivers, lakes and the oceans pile up
metamorphic rock start learning		the type of rock that has changeed through heating and squeezing
Words to use for luster: start learning		dull, waxy, oily, pearly, silky, glassy, resinous, metalic
Words to use for crystal shape: start learning		acicular, blebs, botryoidal, concretion, dendritic, dog-tooth, fibrous, octahedral, massive, tabular
Words to use for cleavage: start learning		perfect on 1/2/3 ways, no cleavage
Words to use for transparency: start learning		transparent (clear, see through when sliced thin) /// translucent (see shapes and shadows when is sliced) /// opaque (can't see through it at all when is sliced thin)

Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary