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