physically and chemically uniform down to the atomic level.
Homogenoes solid
Building blocks of rocks
Minerals
a 180-kilometer thick layer of the upper mantle that responds to stress by deforming and flowing slowly rather than fracturing.
Asthenosphere
Magma rises to the surface because it is less dense than solid rock.
True
how light is reflected off a surface.
Luster
Also Known as the twin planet
Venus
when minerals can be stretched into wire.
ductility
What happens to the temperature as you move from the surface of Earth to the inner core?
Increases
The study of all aspects of minerals, including their physical properties, chemical composition and internal structure.
Mineralogist
Contains all the planet's living things
Biosphere
a consolidated aggregate of various type of minerals or a consolidated aggregate of multiple individual pieces (grains) of the same kind of mineral. In other word, ___________ is not a single, uniform crystal.
Rocks
Is the largest of Earth’s interior zones.
Mantle
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