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(light Energy) Light hits an object- gets absorbed and changed to heat
ex: greenhouse
ex: our atmosphere and Earth |
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Heat Energy is moved molecule to molecule. (things get hot by TOUGHING something hot)
The denser the material- the better heat moves through it.(works best in a solid)
Ex:Marshmellow being killed in the fire.) |
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| Heat energy is carried and moved by matter to a new place. Ex: Warm air rises and carries the heat energy up. Ex: Marshmello held above the fire. |
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| A perfect shape formed when atoms join together. |
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1. Seed method- string
2. Evaporation Method-watch glass |
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| most common crystals. made from Silicon and Oxygen. Six Sided. Used in watches, countertops, computers, jewerly. Electronics |
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crystals have to have crystal shape. have to be inorganic. Have to have crystals. Have to be a solid and have special properties. Ice is a mineral.
Glass- formed instantly. |
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A mineral is a naturally occuring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
- Naturally occuring
- Inorganic
- Solid
- Crystal Structure
- Definite Chemical Composition.
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| What does Definite Chemical Composition mean? |
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| A mineral always contains certain elements in definite proportions. formula and a number with each atom. |
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| Physical Properties are... |
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| properties that do not change it into something else. |
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| how easily a mineral can be scratched. |
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| The color of the powder of the mineral. |
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| How do you streak a mineral? |
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| rub the mineral against a piece of unglazed tile called a streak plate. |
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| how a mineral shines or reflects light. |
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| How do you HEFT a mineral? |
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| you feel it's weight. Hold it in your hand. Heavy, low, medium for its size. |
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| What is cleavage in a mineral? |
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| cleavage is when the mineral breaks along a flat surface. An even break. |
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| What is a fracture in a mineral? |
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| When a mineral breaks in an irregular way. An un even break. |
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| Some special properties... |
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- Flourescence
- Magnetism
- Radioactive
- Electical
- Reacts to acid
- Taste
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| Why is copper easy to shape? |
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| Because it is a soft metal |
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EX: Rubies and Sapphires.
Is a hard, colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster. |
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| When there is enough of a mineral that it can be mined, processed, transported and sold so that it makes a profit. |
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| What is Chalopyrite mined for? |
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| anyone who searches, or prospects, for an ore deposit. |
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| they test areas for certain chemicals and set off explotions below the ground to create shock waves. Map locations, size and shape of ore deposits. |
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| What are the three types of mines? |
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| Strip Mining, Open pit mines, and shaft mines |
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| earthmoving equipment scrapes away soil expose ore. |
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| Miners use giant earthmoving equipment to dig a tremendous pit. |
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Smelting is necessary to remove the metal from the ore.
an Ors is melted to separate the useful metal from other elements the ore contains. |
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| steel. Solid mixture of two or more metals. |
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| Electronics, watches, countertops, computers, jewerly |
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jewerly, tools, cut through other minerals.
pure Carbon. |
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| used in medicine(Pepno Bismo) |
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| Soaps and body scrubs. weathers to clay. |
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| Plaster, sheet rock, walls. |
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Mica.
used in electronics. Also used in cosmetics. Fake snow. Good insulator. |
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| used for magnets. Iron ore. |
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| Pensils. car oil lubricator. Door locks lubricator. WD40.Pure Carbon. |
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| Salt. NaCl. Food. melting Ice |
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| Flouride(Toothpaste. Flourescence lenses. |
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| Used in tools. Saws. 2nd hardest. |
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