| Process Skills | Minerals | Rocks | Inside the Earth | Natural Resources |
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100What is Mass
The amount of matter in an object
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100What is Inorganic
Material that is not made of living things or once living things
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100What is Weathering
The process in which water, wind, ice and heat break down rock
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100What is Crust
The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle; it is the thinnest layer of the earth
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100What is Renewable Resource
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
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200What is Basic Units
Length (meter), liquid volume (liter), mass (gram)
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200What is Crystal
A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern
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200What is Texture
The size, shape and positions of the grains that make up a rock
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200What is Sea-Floor Spreading
tThe process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
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200What is Recycling
The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items
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300What is Dependent Variable
This variable is affected by the change in the independent variable and is measured
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300What is Cleavage
The splitting of a mineral along smooth, flat surfaces
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300What is Sedimentary Rock
Rock with layers that forms at or near the Earth's surface without heat and pressure
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300What is Continental Drift
The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass that broke up and drifted to their present locations
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300What is Chemical Energy
The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds
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400What is Hypothesis
A testable prediction of how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable
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400What is Luster
The way in which a mineral reflects light
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400What is Igneous Rock
A type of rock that forms when hot, liquid rock, or magma, cools and solidifies
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400What is Normal Fault
When rocks are pulled apart because of tension; the hanging wall moves down and the foot wall moves up
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400What is Fusion
The joining of two or more nuclei to form a larger nucleus; the process releases a large amount of energy and occurs naturally in the sun
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500What is Inference
A logical explanation of an observation
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500What is Fracture
The manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surfaces
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500What is Deformation
A change in the shape of a rock caused by a force placed on it; these forces may cause a rock to be squeezed or stretched
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500What is P Wave
The type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
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500What is Fossil Fuel
A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas
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