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1: basics of earth
What is a planet 1,
Iau s solar system 2,
The big bang 3
28
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2 Plate tectonics part one
Earth s plates 1,
Alfred wegener continental drift 2,
Evidence for continental drift 3
19
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3 plate tectonics part two
Lithosphere and athenosphere 1,
Basic temp and density physics 2,
What provides the motion of liqui...
20
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4 minerals
Atoms isotopes and ions 1,
Bonding 2,
States of matter caused by what 3
32
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5 igneous rocks
Magma vs lava 1,
Generation of magma 2,
Types of magma melting 3
32
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7 volcanoes
Craters vs calderas 1,
Which type of magma will have mor...,
Explosivity of magma 3
21
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8 volcanoes and third nephi
Disastrous events described 1,
Theories possibilities to expain ...,
Pyroclastic flows parallels 3
4
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2 sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary rock basics 1,
Origins of sedimentary rocks 2,
Where do the materials for sedime...
27
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2 Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphisis 1,
Unseen metamorphism 2,
Metamorphic rock formation 3
26
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Earthquakes
Earthquakes 1,
San francisco 1906 what happened 2,
San fran 1906 significance for ea...
14
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Deformed rocks
Mountains mountain building 1,
Deformation 2,
Brittle deformation 3
28
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deep time 1
How old is the earth 1,
Catastrophism 2,
Uniformitarianism geologic princi...
15
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deep time 2
Unstable isotopes 1,
Half life 2,
Radioactive dating 3
10
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a biography of the earth
Geologic time scale 1,
Precambrian eons hadean 2,
Precambrian eons archean 3
22
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biography of the earth 2
Know dates of periods or eras 1,
Early and middle mesozoic 2,
Early triassic mesozoic life 3
18
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earth's resources
Gospel topic environmental stewar...,
Mineral resources 2,
Energy resources 3
21
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slope systems
Slopes and mass wasting 1,
Mass wasting 2,
Case studies huascaran landslide ...
28
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3 streams and floods
Rivers 1,
Drainage networks 2,
Drainage basins and divides 3
39
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