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Decks in this class (33)
Our Views of Planet Earth (L3)
Why is earth considered lucky in ...,
The two basic forms of planets in...,
Characteristics of a jovian plane...
18
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Minerals Pt.1 (L4)
5 main characteristcs to be truly...,
Whats a material that you wouldnt...,
In which way are minerals and roc...
26
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Minerals Pt.2 (L5)
The appearance and physical behav...,
Do all minerals have the same exa...,
What is crystal habit
42
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Gemstone (L6)
What is the study of gems referre...,
Gemstone is a collective term for...,
What is a gem
35
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Igneous Rocks (L7)
Simply put what are rocks,
Where does the term igneous come ...,
How is magma created
72
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Sedimentary Rocks (L8)
What are sedimentary rocks,
The 3 kinds of sediment and its q...,
When exposed to earth s surface r...
45
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Metamorphic Rocks (L9)
What does metamorphism mean and i...,
What are the main agents of change,
What are the 3 main types of meta...
31
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Fossil Mythology (L10)
What do fossils traces of ancient...,
Why cant we dismiss mythical crea...,
What are the similarities of the ...
15
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The Sands of Time (L13)
What are the 2 concepts of time u...,
How is relative time organized,
What is the principal of original...
36
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Preservation of Fossil Remains (L11)
What is the field of taphonomy,
What processes are included in ta...,
What does it mean that fossilizat...
38
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Fossils, Art and Culture (L12)
What are the 2 types of fossils t...,
What is the diff between trace fo...,
For a trilobite how can we see th...
13
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Earth's Changing Face: The Basics of Plate Tectonics (L14)
What is the system of rock recycl...,
How does an igneous rock become a...,
How does a sedimentary rock becom...
39
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Processes of Weathering and Erosion (L15)
How are weathering and erosion di...,
How does weathering continue whil...,
What is mechanical weathering
31
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Clay (L16)
What are the 3 ways clay can be r...,
What is a ceramic,
What kind of structure does a cer...
33
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Famous Erosional Landforms (L17)
What produces a bread loaf like m...,
What is a mesa,
A butte
19
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Geological and Cultural Significance of Rivers (L18)
Why are streams important pathway...,
What happens to most excess surfa...,
What is a stream
31
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Coasts and Reefs: Shallow Marine Processes (L19)
What is the zen factor of why peo...,
What are the 2 sociological facto...,
What is the fair weather wave base
36
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The Geology of Metallic Mineral Deposits (L20)
What form was the metals first us...,
What was smelting methods develop...,
What are all metals united by having
28
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The Geology of Metallic Mineral Deposits pt.2 (L21)
What are skarns,
How do skarns host some unusual s...,
Magmas generated at divergent bou...
23
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Early History of Metal Use in Human Culture (L22)
What were most metals used for,
What are the 4 stages of tool mak...,
What were the preferred rocks for...
24
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Coal and Petroleum (L23)
The process in which coal is form...,
Where does the organic matter use...,
What slows down the further decay...
34
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Pigments (L24)
If applied to a surface harder th...,
For most minerals what must happe...,
What were the first paints probab...
21
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Ancient Monuments (L25)
What was the first tomb to be con...,
What is a step pyramid,
What did many scholars think hte ...
28
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Modern Monuments (L26)
What are the 3 main stages recogn...,
What rock is most of the blueston...,
What problem is there when specul...
29
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Apocalypse (L27)
Where does the term apocalypse co...,
What is an apocalpyse,
How has the term become negative
16
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The Cretaceous-Teritary Mass Extinction (L28)
What does k t mass extinction sta...,
What are the 3 factors that effec...,
What was an element that was show...
17
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Global Catastrophe at the Movies (L29)
What is a modern example of a thr...,
What was the comet in deep impact...,
What is the shoemaker levy 9
18
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The Dinosaur (L30)
What does the wide distribution o...,
What did dinosaurs and other adva...,
What subgroups do all other repti...
31
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Nacre (L31)
What is mother of pearl a common ...,
What is the nacre,
What are the 3 invertebrate group...
24
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Pearls (L32)
Why is it that edible oyster prod...,
What can make pearls,
The pearls produced by a given mo...
22
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Natural Disasters and Plate Tectonics (L33)
What is an important thing to kee...,
What is an earthquake,
What are major earthquakes caused by
28
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Odd Earth Objects (L34)
What is the story of lake nyos,
What was done after,
How are the big boulder rocks in ...
15
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Geology, Food, and Drink (L35)
What are the 4 things that soil m...,
What is regolith,
What provides the important inorg...
23
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