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Earth Science

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By: Chances Ryanna Orosco
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Subsystems of The Earth (Atmosphere)
A set of interconnected component...,
Earth is a complex system ofinter...,
Solid earth
17  cards
(Hydrosphere)
_____ is a dynamic mass of water ...,
Evaporation is the transfer ofwat...,
Evaporation from snow and ice the...
15  cards
Geosphere
It has a depth of 6 400km making ...,
Originally the continents of thee...,
The surface of earth the thinnest...
9  cards
Biosphere
The ____ is the biologicalcompone...,
Basic building block of all matter,
Particle made up of more atoms th...
12  cards
Biogeochemical Cycles (Carbon cycle)
______ alsoknown as nutrient cycl...,
The term biogeochemicalis derived...,
The ______ states thatmatter is n...
11  cards
Biogeochemical Cycles (Nitrogen Cycle)
It refers to thetransference andc...,
Steps of the nitrogen cycle_____a...,
______ is the process of converti...
13  cards
Mineral 1
A ____ is a naturally occurring i...,
Geologists commonly use _____ suc...,
___ refers to certain wavelengths...
25  cards
characteristics of mineral
Cannot be aliquid or a gas,
Found in nature not man made,
It is not alive andnever was non ...
8  cards
rocks vs mineral
____ are a combination of mineral...,
Minerals are homogenoussubstances...,
___ can contain organic matter ev...
13  cards
Mineral, Types of Luster
Pearly minerals appear the same a...,
Silky it shows similar properties...,
Dull a mineral has a plain lookin...
8  cards
Mineral, Types of Crystalline Structure
Needle like its size is wider tha...,
Its shape is rectangular but the ...,
Tablet like it has flat squares
7  cards
Mineral, Types of Cleavage
Twocleavage not at right angles,
__twocleavage at right angles,
Threecleavage at right angles
6  cards
Mineral, types of Fracture
____ looks like a semi circular s...,
____ appears as jagged points it ...,
Fibrous like fracture
4  cards
Rocks 1
_____ are formed from solidificat...,
Igneous rocks are characterized b...,
An example of a rock with large c...
29  cards
Rocks 2
It is formed byprocesses that occ...,
____ is where harden sediments be...,
___it is the breakdown of rock in...
17  cards
Rocks 3
___ is like thechameleon changing...,
The goal of metamorphism islike t...
7  cards

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