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What is it called when minerals split into pieces that are smooth?
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What is a minerals cleavage?
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along smooth planes parallel to zones of weak bonding.
Can a rock reproduce?
No, it has not reproduced, but more of split into separate pieces. It has not made more of what it already had, so it did not reproduce - just split itself into separate pieces.
A process that occurs when developments split ecosystems into pieces?
Habitat Fragmentation
Which word means to break into pieces?
Split, splinter, crack, smash, destroy
How is foliation related to stress?
In geology, foliation refers to the process of being split into thin sheets. It is related to stress because the stress or pressure determines how the metamorphic minerals will be split.
What are two types of minerals that can split apart into very thin flexible pieces?
Shale and Sandstone
What is a minerals cleavage?
Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along smooth planes parallel to zones of weak bonding.
What were the two pieces of land called when the earth land was split into two?
Pangea
How do minerals split?
bite it
What is the property that describes the way minerals split?
That property is called cleavage or fracture, depending on how the mineral breaks.
Can you slipt a king in checkers into 2 pieces?
yes its called a german split then when those pieces re king they can only be jumped by a re king.
If there are 11 crackers in a box and each cracker can be split into six equal pieces if all the crackers are split into pieces how many pieces will there be?
66
Tendency to break along smooth flat surfaces?
Many minerals have "cleavage" that causes them to split on flat cleavage planes. Such minerals include micas (muscovite, biotite. phlogopite), calcite, gypsum, and feldspars. Cleavage is the result of the minerals' crystal structure that has weaker chemical bonds aligned in planes.
How do earthqukes form?
The earths crust is split into large pieces called plates. When they move they cause a earthquake.
How many pieces did titanic split into?
2
Who split the empire into two?
If you are referring to the Roman Empire, no one split it into two pieces or two parts. The emperor Diocletian divided it into four parts which was called the tetrarchy. It was later historians that gave the false impression that the empire was split.
What is the name of the earths outside pieces?
The Earth's outer layer is called the Crust, and the crust is split into various types of tectonic plates.
