Semester 1 Final- Review

1. Used to identify a few minerals that have their own characteristic coloring
4. Each mineral has a characteristic density (d=m/v)
6. flat model of all or part of Earth's surface as seen from above
7. mineral grains are arranged randomly
10. metamorphic rocks that have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands
11. internationally accepted system for measurement
12. forces Forces that slowly wear away mountains and every other feature on Earth's surface
16. Forces that shape Earth's surface by building mountains and land masses
18. when a mineral breaks easily along flat surfaces
19. small pieces of material that comes from rocks or remains such as shells, leaves, bones, stems, formed through a series of processes

1. plains that lie along the sea coast, low elevation, and relief
2. Color of a minerals powder
3. educated guess or testable prediction
5. using the mohs hardness scale which ranks ten minerals from softest to hardest
8. when a mineral breaks in an irregular way
9. a feature of topography such as a hill or valley
13. the height above sea level of a point of Earth's surface
14. the shape of the land area, elevation, relief,and landforms
15. How light reflects off a mineral
17. a group of parts that work together as a whole