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Minearals,Rocks, Plate Techtonics Flashcards

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1
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What is a Rock?

A

HSBC

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2
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What is a mineral?

A

SOLID INORGANIC substance that is NATURALLY ACCRUING and had definite CHEMICAL CHANGE.

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3
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What are the three rock groups?

A

Metamorphic

Igneous

Sedimentary

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4
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What are the MAJOR DIFF between THE ROCK GROUPS.

A

BYSTS

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5
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What is the ROCK CYCLE?

A 
MAGMA to 
IGNEOUS to 
SEDIMENT to 
SEDIMENTARY to 
METAMORPHIC 
back 2 MAGMA.
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6
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What are the 3 VARIABLES that DRIVE THE ROCK CYCLE.

A

NAGOUQ

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7
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What are the 3 TYPES OF PLATE BOUNDARIES?

A

Rift boundary

Subduction zones

Transform boundary

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8
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How do the the 3 PLATE BOUNDARIES DIFFER?

A

GSNB

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