Latitude/Longitude
This is the line of measurement found at the equator. (include degree and lat/long)
0 degrees latitude
_______ is the least reliable test when it comes to testing a mineral
color
Name the 3 rock types
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
Weathering is broken into 2 groups: _______
Physical and chemical
What is the Great Divide?
The location around the Rocky mountains. This is where all of the water either flows East or West in the US
This is the Prime Meridian
0 degrees E/W Longitude
This is how the mineral breaks
Metamorphic rocks form from ___________?
Heat and pressure
Name the 4 types of physical weathering
Abrasion, Exfoliation, Bio/Plant activity, Frost/Ice wedging
An area of land where all the tributaries flow into a river system
Watershed
This is the amount of degrees each hour of longitude counts by
15 degrees
Find a metallic mineral
Graphite/Galena/Magnetite/Pyrite
Igneous rocks are grouped as Felsic/Mafic, Vesicular/Non-Vesicular and________?
Intrusive/Extrusive
Name the 3 types of chemical weathering
Hydrolysis, Carbonation, Oxidation
Describe how sediments deposit in still water
Largest on bottom, smallest on top
A full Latitude/Longitude Coordinate is stated how?
Number, degrees, direction (N/S/E/W)
Find a mineral that bubbles with acid
Calcite/Dolomite
Name a clastic sedimentary rock with fine grain size
Sandstone/Siltstone
Name the 3 main soil zones we talked about in class
Zone of aeration, water table, zone of saturation
Where is the fastest flow in a river?
Center of the stream channel just below the surface
Using your reference tables, what is the approximate coordinates of Rochester NY?
43 degrees N, 78 degrees W
The silicon tetrahedron is the basic building structure for silicate minerals. A mineral's ______________ ________________ of _________ determines many of its properties such as cleavage and hardness.
Internal arrangement of atoms
Quartzite is the metamorphosed form of what sedimentary rock?
Sandstone
Describe an artesian well and how it works
An aquifer confined by a layer such as clay that creates pressure when tapped into by a well. The pressure allows the water to flow up to the surface
Where do rivers erode and where do they deposit?
Rivers erode on the outside of a curve and deposit on the inside