IHSL Hector Gonzalez
Monday, June 3, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Vocabulary
sedimentation- the rock glues together and get hard
Magma- rock that melted down and became liquid inside the volcano
lava- melted rock when it's outside the volcano
Sedimentary rock - rock that forms from sediment that gets glue together
Metamorphic rock - rock that is formed by heat and pressure.
Igneous rock - rock that forms when the lave cools down and gets hard.
Solidification - the rock becomes hard.
Weathering - rain, wind, ice that breaks the rock into piece.
Erosion - when the sediments are take to other places.
Sediment - small rocks broke in to small pieces.
Compaction - when the rocks became compact.
Rock types
Igneous Roccks
Intrusive- Big crystals
Extrusive- Small crystals
sedimentary
Clastic- just rock pieces
crystalline- rock form from liquid
bioclastic - death animals or plants
metamorphic rock
foliated - lines where you can see the separation
Non- foliated- plain rock
MINERALS
Mineral Properties:
1.Luster - Metallic or Non-Metallic
2. Hardness - A measure of how easly of mineral scratches.
3.Color - The color that the mineral looks like.
4. Streak - Powder color of a mineral.
5. Cleavage - Mineral that breaks evenly.
6. Fracture - Mineral that breaks unevenly.
7. Composition - What is inside of the mineral.
8. Other Properties - Ex. Magnetic
Mineral Identification:
Luster - Metallic
Hardness - 3
Color - Bronze brown, Purple, little red.
Streak - Grayish Black
Composition - Cu5 FeS4
Fracture (Unevenly)
Other Properties - Magnetic after heating
Mineral - Limonite
Luster - Non Metallic
Hardness - 4
Color - Brown and yellow
Streak - Yellowish brown
Composition - FeO(OH)·nH2O
Fracture
Graphite
luster: metallic luster
Hardness: 1-2
Cleavage: cleavage composition: C
uses: pencil lead, lubricants
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012
About Me
Science is boring.
I like baseball.
tests scares me.
spagettifood is my favorite.
I will be a teacher when I grow up.
I have 8 siblings.
My favorite color is white.
Watch out your parents.
I wish I pass 11 grade =D
I like baseball.
tests scares me.
spagettifood is my favorite.
I will be a teacher when I grow up.
I have 8 siblings.
My favorite color is white.
Watch out your parents.
I wish I pass 11 grade =D
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