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Earth's Origins
All of the space that we can see,
What is the universe made up of,
Large star cluster with a central...
23
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Earth's Structure
Which of earth s layers is 1 and ...,
Which of earth s layers is 2 and ...,
Which of earth s layers is 3 and ...
19
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Mineral Properties
Natural chemical compounds that m...,
What are the four mineral criteria,
Example of a uniform chemical for...
17
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Rock Forming Minerals
The earth s crust is rich in ligh...,
What is the basic building block ...,
Silicon likes to bond with 4 oxyg...
21
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Igneous Rocks
Melted rock,
What starts as melted rock or magma,
Rocks erupt and cool down fast
28
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Volcanic Activity
What are the two factors that con...,
What is viscosity,
Low silica
22
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Volcanic Hazards
Continents melt if they pull apar...,
Magma from the aesthenosphere eru...,
Old ocean floor melts when it is ...
34
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Continental Drift
What is the hypothesis of contine...,
Who is credited for proposing con...,
What evidence was first collected...
9
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Plate Boundaries
Marked by volcanoes mountains fau...,
Hot mantle plumes can punch throu...,
Is a hot spot a plate boundary
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Plate Tectonic Evidence
Volcanos and earthquakes cluster ...,
Hotspots leave tracks of extinct ...,
Earth s outer core generates a st...
11
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Weathering
What kind of climates make the mo...,
What do we call a rock that has t...,
Can chemical and physical weather...
20
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Soils
What are the main mineral compone...,
What other components are present...,
Layer of pure organic matter humus
18
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Mass Movement
What is the driving force behind ...,
What are the four risk factors fo...,
Which one makes trees curve upward
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Sediment Transport
Dissolved salts that travel until...,
Grains of rock and mineral that g...,
What are the different ways that ...
21
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Sedimentary Structures
Sediment stops in an,
What clues can we use to reconstr...,
Layer of sediment forms in a part...
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Sedimentary Environments
Why do we care about sedimentary ...,
What are the three main groups of...,
What are the three main groups of...
27
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Seismology
Stored energy spreads out as rock...,
Actual rupture on the underground...,
Closest map location above the focus
21
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Rock Deformation
As rocks form they often change s...,
Form mountains trap oil and gas u...,
Outside force on rocks
25
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The Earthquake Cycle
Divergent plate motion creates __...,
Convergent motion creates ______ ...,
Transform motion creates ____ stress
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Fracturing and Faulting
Continuous curve in rock layers,
What is the cause of a fold,
Downward sag
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Metamorphic Rocks
Change in shape in which any rock...,
Minerals that form at the surface,
This messages how cooked the rock...
26
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10/8
Rock layers form one at a time la...,
If we see them still lying flat n...,
We find fossils preserved in rock...
15
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Metamorphic Pathways
When rocks get covered up by thic...,
Plate boundaries can increase p m...,
Burial metamorphism can happen
16
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2
Versions of the same element same...,
Unstable and radioactive isotopes...,
New element created by the decay ...
12
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Subduction
What is the cause of the subducti...,
Where are the subduction mountain...,
Forms where ocean crust goes down...
29
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Rivers and Floods
Steeper gradient slope upstream o...,
Gentler gradient slope upstream o...,
Higher velocity upstream or downs...
25
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Coastal Floods
____ of people live near the ocean,
Salt water floods can happen on _...,
The flood risk is _____
21
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Groundwater
Caused by the heat from the sun,
Steps of the hydrologic cycle,
Pull of earth s gravity
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Water Table and Wells
Separates damp rocks from soaking...,
The water table is ____ in wet mo...,
The water table is ___ in dry months
18
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Caves and Karst
Caves form when,
Bedrock is almost always,
The water is often ____ from co2 gas
17
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Deserts
Cool air sinks and warms up,
Warm air rises and cools off,
The earth s dry zones
22
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Glaciers
Glaciers are rivers of,
Any body of ice that flows downhi...,
Snow transforms to _____
31
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Ice Ages
Any time period when large ice sh...,
____ ice ages have occurred in th...,
Ice sheets formed on antarctica f...
22
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Causes of Climate Change
Actual conditions temperature hum...,
Long term average of weather,
An individual weather even may be...
17
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Climate Change Impacts
Rapid climate change at the poles...,
As glaciers melt,
Coastal areas will flood at first...
8
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Final Exam
Gradient,
How much water does a river hold,
Where a river meets the sea
66
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