Earth Science: Chapter 1

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Across
  1. 1. the color of the powder left by a mineral when it is rubbed against a hard, rough surface.
  2. 6. is the belief that energy and matter are all that exist and that undirected natural processes formed the universe.
  3. 9. the ability of a mineral to glow and change color under ultraviolet light.
  4. 10. a rock with distinct bands of minerals that have been heated and squeezed into parallel layers.
  5. 11. is the belief that the universe was created purposefully by a supernatural being.
  6. 15. a type of sedimentary rock formed from living matter that has died and been compressed.
Down
  1. 2. is an imaginary line around the earth that divides earth into north and south hemispheres.
  2. 3. sedimentary rock formed from the evaporation of solution.
  3. 4. a rock without distinct layers or bands.
  4. 5. is an imaginary line that divides earth into east and west hemispheres.
  5. 7. the light and dark layers of sediments deposited in a yearly cycle.
  6. 8. the way a minerals' surface reflects light.
  7. 12. a mineral's tendency to break along irregular lines.
  8. 13. a mineral's tendency to split along sets of parallel, flat surfaces.
  9. 14. lines drawn in circles that represent the elevation of land.