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Decks in this class (15)

plate tectonics
What are the layers of the earth 1,
What makes earthquakes shake 2,
How are earthquakes recorded 3
32  cards
minerals
What is a mineral 1,
What is natural occurring 2,
What is inorganic 3
31  cards
mineral classes
What controls the physical proper...,
Characteristics of medallic bonds 2,
Composition of silicates 3
24  cards
Igneous rocks- magma
What is lava 1,
What is magma 2,
When does the mantle melt 3
22  cards
igneous rocks-volcanoes
What is affected by cooling rate 1,
How do large crystal size form 2,
How do small crystals form 3
53  cards
Metamorphic rocks
What is metamorphesis 1,
What is a protolith 2,
When does metamorphism occur 3
19  cards
sedimentary rocks
What is a sediment 1,
How do sediments form 2,
What are minerals precipitated ou...
53  cards
landforms
What is a landform 1,
What is a terrain 2,
What are the degrees of relief 3
30  cards
geolical time
What is relative dating 1,
What are the stratigraphic princi...,
What is the principle of superpos...
30  cards
fossils
What is a fossil 1,
What types of fossils are there 2,
What are body fossils 3
21  cards
evolution
What did darwin and wallas observe 1,
What is pattern 2,
What is hypothesized process 3
34  cards
mass mouvement
What is a creep 1,
How do grains move in a creep 2,
What is a creep caused by 3
30  cards
surface water
What is the hydrologic cycle 1,
What is a drainage system 2,
What is a stream 3
15  cards
ground water
Where is ground water present 1,
What is the water table 2,
What is the worlds most important...
36  cards
glaciers
What are glaciers 1,
How much of the earth do glaciers...,
How much of the earth did glacier...
45  cards

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