| A | B |
|---|
| luster | How a mineral reflects light |
| hardness | How easily a mineral can be scratched |
| cleavage | A mineral that breaks easily into flat sides or planes |
| streak | The powdered color of a mineral rubbed on a tile |
| pyrite | Metallic Luster, Yellow color, Grey-Black streak |
| Mohs | Scale using numbers 1-10 for hardness. |
| Quartz | Mineral White color, no cleavage, G<H |
| Magnetite | A mineral attracted to magnets. |
| Mica | Mineral 1 cleavage plane H<f |
| Hematite | Mineral red color & red streak H<f |
| Talc | Mineral used in baby powder |
| Igneous Rock | Rock family (Latin for "Fire") |
| Sedimentary Rock | Rock family (From "Sediments") |
| Metamorphic Rock | Rock family (Means "Great Change") |
| Concrete | Building material that uses Quartz |
| Fossil | Preserved remains of once living things in sedimentary rock |
| Cindercone Volcano | Volcano formed of primarily ash |
| Stratovolcano | Volcano formed of lava and ash |
| Shield Volcano | Volcano formed of primarily lava |
| Obsidian | Rock with no crystals "Black Glass" |
| Granite | Igneous rock that cooled slowely (Contains Feldspar, Quartz, and Mica) |
| Sediments | Bits and Pieces of minerals, rocks, and once living things. |
| Weathering | Action of wind and water to break rock into smaller pieces |
| Erosion | Weathering and transport of rock materials |
| Mushroom Rock | Structure formed from sand eroding bottom of rock only. |
| Sea Stack | Tall rock formations revealed by erosion of soft rock around it. |
| Mountain | Largest rock size. |
| Pebble | Rock size smaller than cobble-larger than gravel. |
| Crust | Earth Layer we live on. |
| Inner Core | Solid Earth layer made of Iron and Nickel |
| Outer Core | Liquid Iron and Nickel layer that produces Magnetism |
| Mantle | Largest Earth Layer. |
| Himalayans | Tallest Mountains on Earth. |
| Hawaiian | Largest Volcanoes on Earth. |
