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Unit 2 - Rocks and Minerals
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Science
9th Grade
09/01/2011

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Atom
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made up of small particles or elements
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Element
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makes up other small living things
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Atomic #
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the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
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Atomic Mass
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the amount of space it takes up its size
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Proton
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elementary particle having a single positive electrical charge and constituting the nucleus of the ordinary hydrogen atom
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Neutron
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neutron is a particle found in almost every atomic nucleus
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Electron
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Isotope
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Ion
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Ionic Bond
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Covalent Bond
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Mineral
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Ways to Test Minerals
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How do Minerals Form?
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Carbonates
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are minerals that contain the elements carbon,oxygen, and or more metallic
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Sulfides/Sulfates
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are minerals that contain the element sulfur
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Halides
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Native Elements
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Oxides
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are minerals that contain oxygen and one or more other elements, which are usually metals
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Silicates
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Rock
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a rock is any solid mass of mineral or mineral like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet
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Metamorphic Rock Formation
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Foliated vs. Non Foliated

Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock Formation
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Intrusive Igneous vs. Extrusive Igneous Rock
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intrusive rocks that form when magma hardens beneath earths surface. extrusive when lava hardens the rocks
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Sediment
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Sedimentary Rock Formation
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Clastic vs. Chemical Sedimentary Rock
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Contact Metamorphism
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Regional Metamorphism
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Compaction
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Cementation
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Weathering

vs. Erosion

vs. Deposition

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Magma vs. Lava
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Porphyritic Texture
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