Non silicate minerals lab Rock name Chemical color streak fracture Transparency (transparent, translucent, Luster hardness cleavage composition Metallic Nonmetallic opaque) Hematite Halite Calcite Gypsum Pyrite Dolomite Magnetite Galena Graphite fluorite

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Q: If the air descends the leeward side of the mountain, will it expand or be compressed?

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Q: The rate air pressure changes, air moving from high pressure to low pressure, is called

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Q: In your own ways, what can you do to lessen the air pollution in your area?

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