General Geology Flashcards by Penelope Huelva | Brainscape

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geology

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Earth, rock, minerals

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Reservoir

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Storage, containment, resource

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Rocks

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Solid, mineral, formation

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Petrology

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Rocks, composition, origins

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Structure

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Framework, organization, arrangement

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Mineralogy

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Minerals, composition, properties

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Crystallography

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Crystals, arrangement, symmetry

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Petrogenesis

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Rock formation, origins, processes

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Geological survey

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Study, assessment, analysis

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Geological map

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Chart, representation, depiction

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Topographic

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Landforms, elevation, terrain

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Geophysics

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Earth, physics, measurements

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Applied geophysics

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Practical, utilized, implementation

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Geologists

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Scientists, earth, rock

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Geophysicists

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Scientists, earth, physics

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Stratigraphy

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Layers, formation, chronology

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Sedimentology

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Sediments, deposition, processes

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Earthquake

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Seismic, tremor, shaking

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Tectonic earthquake

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Plate, geological, seismic

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Volcanic earthquake

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Volcano, seismic, eruption

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Plate tectonics

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Lithospheric, movement, theory

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Continental drift

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Landmasses, movement, theory

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Seafloor spreading

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Oceanic, expansion, ridges

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Divergent zones

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Separation, rift, boundaries

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Convergent zones

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Collision, compression, boundaries

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Transform zones

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Sliding, fault boundaries

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Fault

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Fracture, break, displacement

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Fault zone

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Tectonic, boundary, fracture

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Elastic rebound

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Deformation, stress, release

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Soil

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Earth, ground, sediment

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Weathering

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Breakdown, erosion, decay

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Rock cycle

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Transformation, geological, processes

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Soil deposition

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Residual, transported, layering

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Soil particle size

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Gravel, sand, clay