course-grained slow cooling; large crystals
fine-grained-lots of small interconnected gains
porphyritic-combination of fine and course grained, crystals form at different rates
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rock
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solid, mass of mineral-like matter than naturally occurs
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covalent bonds
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forms when atoms share electrons
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metallic bonds as conductors
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excellent
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rhyolite
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extrusive igneous rock
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extrusive igneous rock
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forms from hardened lava on the surface
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metallic bonds are malleable
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easily shaped
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compounds
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two or more elements that chemically combine in specific proportions
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radiometric decay
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the measure of radioactive decay
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matter
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anything that has volume and mass
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intrusive igneous rock
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forms as magma hardens beneath the surface
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ionic bond compounds
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are rigid solids with high melting points and boiling points
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metallic bonds
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forms when electrons are shared by metal ions
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type of rock you only see because erosion strips away the overlapping rock
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intrusive igneous rock
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volume
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the amount of space an object occupies
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3 states of matter
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solid, liquid, and gas
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ionic bonds as conductors
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poor when solid, but good when melted
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mass
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a physical quanity expressing the amount of matter in a body
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maximum number of electrons that outer shell can hold
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8
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weight
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amount of force on an object due to gravity
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isotopes
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are atoms that have different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons
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chemical bond forms when
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the outer energy level doesn't contain the maximum number of electrons
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metallic bonds are ductile
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thin without breaking
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most elements exist as ___________.
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compound
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number of energy levels
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determined by placement of elements on the periodic table
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radioactivity
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atoms with unsable nuclei disintergrate through forces that hold the nucleum together arent strong enough
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Elements
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substances that can't be broken down into simper substances by physical or chemical means
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granite
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intrusive igneous rock
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composition
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granite-light colored-silicates (quartz and feldspar) major rock of continental drift
basaltic-dark silicate minerals and plagioclase feldspar
andestic-composition between granitic and basaltic