Earth's Resources
Earth as a system
The Rock Cycle
Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
100
Can be replenished over fairly short spans of time.
What is Renewable resource
100
When plants absorb water.
What is Transpiration
100
Any solid mass or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally of part of our planet
What is A Rock
100
Change sediments into sedimentary rock.
What is Compaction and Cementation
100
The most important agent of metamorphism.
What is Heat
200
Nearly 90 percent of the energy used in the United States.
What is Fossil Fuel
200
Excess water that cannot infiltrate.
What is Runoff
200
Igneous rocks, Sedimentary rocks, and Metamorphic rocks.
What is The three major types of rocks.
200
Consist of weathered rock debris, are often transported to other places.
What is Sediments
200
Heat, Pressure, Hydrothermal Solutions.
What is Agents of Metamorphism
300
Forms when heat and pressure transform plant material over millions of years.
What is Coal
300
Accumulation of sediment formed where a stream enters a lake or ocean.
What is Delta
300
The continuous processes that cause rocks to change.
What is The Rock Cycle.
300
When dissolved substances precipitate, or separate, from water solution.
What is Chemical and Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks
300
When rocks undergo contact Metamorphism, they become more compact and thus more dense.
What is Foliated Metamorphic Rocks
400
A useful metallic mineral that could be mined at a profit
What is Ore
400
A ridge made up of mostly of coarse sediments that parallels some streams.
What is A Natural Levee
400
A process where rocks are physically and chemically broken down by water, air, and living things to produce sediment.
What is Weatherimg
400
is caused by the weight of the sediments.
What is Compaction
400
Usually only contain of one mineral.
What is Nonfoliated Metamorphic Rock
500
Form when eroded heavy minerals settle quickly from moving water while less dense particles remain suspended and continue to move.
What is Placer Deposits
500
Is the lowest point to which a stream can erode its channel
What is Base Level
500
Daily Double---is a metamorphic rock that forms from sedimentary rock shale.
What is Slate
500
Conglomerate and Breccia.
What is two examples of coarse grained clastic Sedimentary rocks.
500
Final Jeopardy--- Hot magma intrudes a body of rock.
What is Contact Metamorphism.
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