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mineral: a naturally occurring

elements: pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.

atom: the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element

compound: a substance is made up of molecules of two or more elements the substance is called a compound

matter: anything that has volume and mass

crystal: a solid geometric form that results from a repeating pattern of atom or molecules.

streak: the color of the powdered form of a mineral is its streak

luster: the way a surface reflects light

cleavage: the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of weakness to form smooth flat surfaces.

weathering: the process by which water wind ice and chances in temperature break down rock

erosion: the process by which sediment moves from one place to another

deposition: the process by which sediment comes to rest

igneous rock: when magma or lava cools and hardens

sedimentary rock: when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together

metamorphic rock: when pressure temperature or chemical processes change existing rock

rock cycle: the series of processes which rocks changes from one type to another

uplift: the rising of region of the crust to higher elevation

subsidence: the sinking of regions of the crust to lower elevation

rift zone: a set of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling apart.

floodplain: the repeated meander of a stream creates a flat area

delta: streams often deposit their loads in a fan-shaped pattern

alluvial fan: a fan-shaped sediment deposit that forms on dry land

groundwater: water found below earth's surface

sinkhole: the roof of the cave can then collapse leaving a circular depression

karst Topography: A type of irregular landscape that forms on limestone or other soluble rock and is characters has by craven, sinkholes, and streams, and streams that disappear underground.

glacier: a large mass of moving ice that forms by the compacting of snow by natural force

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