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Basic Chemistry Minerals 100 Rocks More Rocks Resources 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 The number of protons of an element is known as the _________. Atomic Number The part of an atom NOT found in the nucleus is the _____. Electron The type of bonding when one atom gives up electrons and another atom gains electrons is ______. Ionic Bonding Sodium Chloride is an example of a compound which has ___ bonding. Ionic Mass Number refers to an atom’s number of ________. Protons and Neutrons The way a mineral reflects light is called ______. Luster A mineral’s resistance to scratching is called its _________. Hardness If a mineral breaks along parallel plains producing flat surfaces, it is said to exhibit _______. Cleavage What is a mineral’s streak? The color of the mineral’s powdered form. The mineral with hardness of 10 on Mohs Hardness Scale is _____. Diamond The type of rock formed from cooling magma or lava is _____. Igneous The rock type formed from additional heat and pressure “changing” the previous rock is ___. Metamorphic Igneous rocks with large crystals cooled where? Underground Metamorphic rocks which show layers or bands are said to be ___. Foliated Chemical, Clastic, and Organic are all types of what rock type? Sedimentary The difference between Conglomerates and Breccias is _______. Shape of the grains. Igneous rocks that cool fast are known as ________. Extrusive Conglomerates, breccias, sandstones, and shales are all types of ____ sedimentary rock. Clastic Fossils would be most likely to be found in which rock type? Sedimentary Pumice, scoria, rhyolite, basalt, and obsidian are all what type of igneous rock? Extrusive The energy source in which a dam plays a key role is _____. Hydroelectric Acid precipitation results from the burning of ______. Fossil Fuels What happens inside nuclear reactors to produce energy? Splitting of the nuclei of atoms. Heating a house by facing the windows to the southwest is known as _______ solar heating. Passive The most abundant fossil fuel in the world is _____. Coal
