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Mineral and rock vocabulary flashcards including Mohs Scale, silicates, and metamorphic rock types for high school earth science.
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Mineral and Rock Vocabulary Flashcards

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This 49-card set covers mineral and rock vocabulary for high school earth science. It includes mineral properties (luster, hardness, cleavage), rock classification (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic), the Mohs Scale, and concepts like crystallization, weathering, and the rock cycle. Use it for vocabulary review, test preparation, or as a reference during a geology unit.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Earth Science
Grade Level:
10th – 12th Grades
Updated March 2025

Terms in This Set

  • Minerals
  • Polymineralic
  • Silicates
  • Silica Tetrahedron
  • Color
  • Luster
  • Streak
  • Crystal
  • Transparency
  • Hardness
  • Mohs Scale
  • Cleavage
  • Cleavage Planes
  • Density
  • Specific Gravity
  • Rock
  • Grains
  • Vein
  • Monomineralic
  • Competent Rock
  • Igneous Rock
  • Crystallization
  • Classification
  • Felsic
  • Mafic
  • Sedimentary Rock
  • Conglomerate
  • Cement (Natural)
  • Strata
  • Nonsedimentary Rocks
  • Organic Sedimentary Rock
  • Extrusive Rocks
  • Intrusive Rocks
  • Fossil
  • Formation
  • Chemical Weathering
  • Evaporite
  • Metamorphic Rock
  • Contact Metamorphism
  • Regional Metamorphism
  • Transition Zone
  • Disorted Structures
  • Banding
  • Foliation
  • Texture
  • Rock Cycle
  • Renewable Resources
  • NonRenewable Resourses
  • Fossil Fuels

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