Unit 6 Vocabulary Review

2. The way in which a mineral reflects light
7. In geology, the process in which material is laid down
9. The quality of a rock that is based on the sizes, shapes, and positions of the rock's grains
10. A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds
13. Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies
17. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
19. In geology, the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces
21. An area of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other
22. The chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in the rock

1. A rock that forms from other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, or chemical processes
3. A substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
4. The sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
5. A natural, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic chemical composition and an orderly internal structure
6. A rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
8. The color of a mineral in powdered form
11. Anything that has mass and takes up space
12. The rising of regions of Earth's crust to higher elevations
14. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
15. The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is broken down or melted, and forms again by geologic processes
16. A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern
18. The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks
20. The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element