Quick Facts Flashcards
1
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nebula
A
star begins
2
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mica
A
flat layers
3
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sinkhole
A
cave collapse
4
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crater
A
meteorite impact
5
Q
graphite
A
pencils
6
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pyrite
A
fool’s gold
7
Q
talc
A
baby powder
8
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CFCs
A
destroy ozone
9
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intrusive
A
granite, cool slowly, large crystals
10
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extrusive
A
pumice, obsidian, cool quickly
11
Q
chemical sedimentary
A
limestone
12
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foliated
A
metamorphic with layers
13
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igneous
A
volcano
14
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sedimentary
A
sediments compact
15
Q
metamorphic
A
heat and pressure
16
Q
red shift
A
universe expanding
17
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alluvial fan
A
deposition on land
18
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delta
A
deposition in water
19
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humus
A
organic in soil
20
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weathering
A
break down
21
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erosion
A
movement
22
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deposition
A
drop off
23
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oxidation
A
rust
24
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karst topography
A
caves, limestone, sinkholes
25
convection
reason for plate tectonics, energy transfer
26
subduction
one plate under another
27
trench
form at convergent boundary
28
rock layers
oldest on bottom
29
James River
largest river in Chesapeake Bay watershed
30
coal burning
pollution, adds carbon dioxide to air
31
carbon dioxide
greenhouse gas, traps heat
32
permeable
let water through
33
moon
causes tides
34
fossils
once living, often buried in sediment
35
spring tide
during full or new moon
36
clastic
rock made of pieces (sediments)
37
asteroid belt
between Mars and Jupiter
38
soil
organic matter and weathered rock
39
crushed stone
used for construction
40
streak
color of powder
41
Big Bang
universe beginning
42
tilt
causes seasons
43
low pressure system
storm
44
hurricane
storm over warm water
45
equator
warmest temperatures
46
cyanobacteria
creates oxygen
47
glaciers
ice
