| A | B |
|---|
| Streak | Powdered remains of a mineral |
| Cleavage | Ability of a Mineral to break into flat planes or surfaces |
| Luster | The way light reflects off a mineral |
| Moh's | Scale to determine mineral hardness numbered 1-10 |
| Mineral | Solid element or compound from the Earth's surface with a crystal shape and chemical makeup |
| Rock Cycle | The continuous cycle of change rocks undergo |
| Igneous | Rock type formed from cooling magma or lava |
| Sedimentary | Rock composed of pieces of other rocks, minerals, and/or organic matter |
| Metamorphic | Rock type formed from heat and pressure changing a pre-existing rock |
| Cementation | Binding of sediments into solid rock |
| Quartz | Mineral squeezed for electricity |
| Silicon | Element from Quartz sand used in the computer industry |
| Fire | Latin meaning of Igneous |
| weathering | Effects of rain, sleet, snow, and other natural evenst that break rock into smaller pieces. |
| fold | Natural bend in rock |
| Pyrite | fool's gold |
| Obsidian | Igneous Rock |
| Crust | Top layer of Earth 10 km deep |
| Mantle | Thickest layer of Earth |
| Core | Made of solid and liquid Iron and Nickel |
| hardness | How easily a mineral can be scratched |
