Feb 13th Flashcards

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Earth is a what kind of planet

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Layered

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Geology is the

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Study of earths processes

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The crust

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Surface of the earth

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The mantle

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Middle of the earth

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Core

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Center of the earth

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Core is made of

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Iron

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Density is

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Mass dived my volume

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Weight is

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Mass times gravity

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Three common types of rocks found on continents

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Granite andesite and diorite

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Rocks are made of

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Minerals

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The crust and mantle are composed of

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Silicates

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Silicates are rocks made of

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Aluminum and silica

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The three common rocks contain

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Feldspar

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Feldspar is

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The most common rock forming mineral on the conditions

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Minerals are

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Solid inorganic substances that are naturally occurring and with a define crystal structure

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Plate tectonics is a

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Theory explaining the structure and process of the earth

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The seven major plates are

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North American,south American,Eurasian,African,Australian Indian,Antarctic and Pacific.

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Where margins meet

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Are regions of severe geologic

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There are three types of

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Geologic boundaries

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Divergent boundaries

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Refer to an areas that have been split apart

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Magma can rise

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Along the spilt

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Convergent boundaries refer to areas that have been

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That have been pushed together

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Transform boundaries occur when

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Two plates scrap against one another

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A fault is

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A surface along with a rock body has broken and been moved

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Magma is

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Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth

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When magma reaches the surface of the earth it is called

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Lava

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Normal faults

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Occur when a body of rock is spilt apart

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Reverse faults occur when

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Two bodies of rock are pushed together

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Igneous rocks form from

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Melted rocks witch have hardened

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Metamorphic rocks are rocks

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That have been changed due to tremendous heat.

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Sedimentary rocks can form

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Can form from biologic accumulation or cementation of pre-exiting pieces of rock

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Shield volcanos are

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Made of lava and have a broad low profile

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Cinder cones are

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Made of larger material blown from larger material blown from the volcano

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Composite cones are

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Made of pyroclastic material and lava

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The crust and mantle are composed of

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Silicates

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Silicates are rocks made of

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Aluminum and silica

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The three common rocks contain

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Feldspar

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Feldspar is

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The most common rock forming mineral on the conditions

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Minerals are

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Solid inorganic substances that are naturally occurring and with a define crystal structure