Match the correct term with its definition. the color of the powder of a mineral. answer 1 the sinking of one lithospheric plate beneath another. answer 2 a process that includes both the disintegration and decomposition of surface rock material. answer 3 the chemical altering of the composition of the material. answer 4 how much matter is in a certain amount of space; mass divided by volume. answer 5 the physical or mechanical breakdown of earth's materials. answer 6 movement of earth's materials by glacial action. answer 7 the ability of a mineral to resist scratching. answer 8 a type of igneous rock that forms inside the earth. answer 9 the rock formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten rock.

Explanation:

1.The color of the powder of a mineral.

                      Answer 1 : Streak

Streak is the color displayed by a mineral in powdered form. The streak of some minerals differs from their original color.

2.The sinking of one lithospheric plate beneath another.

                     Answer 2 : Subduction

At a convergent margin, a denser lithospheric plate falls beneath the lighter one in a process called subduction. This region is called the subduction zone.

3.A process that includes both the disintegration and decomposition of surface rock material.

                    Answer 3: Weathering

Weathering is defined as the physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of rocks to form soils and sediments on the earth surface.

4.The chemical altering of the composition of the material.

                    Answer 4: Chemical weathering  

It is the decomposition or altering of earth materials chemically.

5. How much matter is in a certain amount of space; mass divided by volume.

                     Answer 5 : Density

Density is defined as the mass per unit volume.

6. The physical or mechanical breakdown of Earth's materials.

                     Answer 6: Physical weathering

Physical weathering is the disintegration of earth materials using mechanical means.

7. Movement of Earth's materials by glacial action.

                         Answer 7: Glacial erosion

This is the wearing and washing away of earth's materials by action of moving glaciers.

8. The ability of a mineral to resist scratching.

                        Answer 8: Hardness

Hardness is expressed in an ability to resist deformation and any from of abrasion

9. A type of igneous rock that forms inside the Earth.

                       Answer 9: Plutonic or intrusive igneous rocks

Igneous rocks that forms within the crust are called plutonic or intrusive igneous rocks.

10. The rock formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten rock.

                     Answer 10: Igneous rocks

Igneous rocks are rocks that formed from cooling and solidifying of molten rocks

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