Topic 7 Earth's Interior and Minerals Vocab
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The solid (inner core) and liquid (outer core) center of the Earth
Core
The rocky but mobile layer of Earth comprising most of the Earth
Mantle
The thin, solid, rocky outermost layer of the lithosphere covering Earth
Crust
The outer layer of the lithosphere making up Earth’s continents
Continental Crust
The thinner but denser crust below the ocean
Oceanic Crust
The mineral property describing the color of the powder produced by a mineral
Mineral Streak
The mineral property describing how a mineral breaks along certain lines when struck
Mineral Cleavage
The mineral property describing how a mineral breaks or cracks in an uneven or irregular pattern
Mineral Fracture
The mineral property describing how a mineral reflects light (Ex. metallic/nonmetallic, dull, greasy, waxy)
Mineral Luster
The cycle created when warmer/less dense material rises, cools/becomes less dense, falls, then heats/becomes less dense again and rises.
Convection