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Formation of the Earth + magnetic fields
When was the formation of the uni...,
Characteristics of the solar system,
What is a planet what is a moon
28
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Plates and crust
Look at ocean floor slides for ba...,
Describe the oceanic crust,
Describe sea floor spreading
38
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Minerals
What is a mineral,
How are minerals formed in short,
Is ice a mineral
30
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Deserts
Can desserts be hot or cold,
What is a desert,
What is difference between hot an...
36
cards
Mama and igenous rocks
What is a volcano,
How are igneous rocks formed,
What is the difference between ma...
55
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Glaciers and ice ages
What evidence was found for glaci...,
What are glaciers,
When did the most recent ice age end
47
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Global Change in the Earth System
Why does the earth change constantly,
What is the earth system composed of,
Reminder how did the moon form
20
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Volcanic eruptions
What is a volcano,
What are some consequences of eup...,
What are the three products of vo...
50
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Sedimentary rocks
Where are sedimentary rocks formed,
Name the 4 types of sedimentary r...,
Clastic sedimentary rocks
48
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earth time
Principle of uniformitarianism,
Relative ages,
Numerical ages
28
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metamorphism
What are the agents of metamorphism,
Recrystallization,
Phase change
38
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crustal deformation and mountain building
Orogenesis,
Young vs middle aged vs old mount...,
Deformed vs undeformed
34
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Earthquakes
What causes earthquakes,
Hypocenter vs epicenter,
Active vs inactive faults
31
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Energy and mineral resources
Oil and gas,
Hydrocarbon reserve,
Where do hydrocarbons originate from
43
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landslides and other mass movements
Mass movement,
All slopes are unstable and chang...,
4 factors to classify mass movement
22
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streams and floods
Streams and rivers,
Hydrologic cycle,
Drainage networks
28
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oceans and coasts
What do oceans do,
Ocean and lithosphere,
What is bathymetry
29
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groundwater
Sinkholes,
Groundwater is,
How do groundwater reservoirs form
28
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