Rocks and Minerals
These are the 3 classifications of rocks...
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
The type of plate boundary is responsible for mid-ocean ridges
Divergent
The early stage of an stars life is spend in a region (on the Properties of Stars chart) called this
The main sequence
Drumlins, kettle lakes, U shaped valleys and moraines are caused by this...
Glaciers
The shortest lived fossil group in Earth history
Placoderm fish
A sedimentary rock composed of grains that are 0.006 to 0.2 cm in diameter
Sandstone
This type of boundary is mostly found to cause Earthquakes...
Transform
The process by which lighter elements join together to form heavier elements and produce energy in a star is called this
Nuclear fusion
This type of weathering causes material to become small but keep its chemical composition unchanged
Physical (or mechanical)
The gas in Earth's atmosphere which was not present until it was created by cyanobacteria and released from the ocean
Oxygen
The physical properties of a mineral are determined by this
Its internal arrangement of atoms
S waves are not received directly opposite an Earthquakes point of origin (focus) because they cannot travel through this
Liquids
These 2 factors cause the seasons to occur and change on Earth...
REVOLUTION & TILT
Rusting of iron is an example of this type of weathering
Chemical
Humans first appeared during THIS geologic period...
Quaternary
This is the type of igneous rock that forms slooowwwwlyyy deep inside of Earth
What is INTRUSIVE igneous rocks
This plate is the one that subducts at a convergent boundary (subduction zone)...
Oceanic plate
The moon phase in which there is a chance of a LUNAR Eclipse
FULL Moon
Triangle shaped deposits at the end of a river are called this
Deltas
During this time period, South America and Africa were joined and completely below the equator.
Devonian
These minerals bubbles with acid
Dolomite... calcite
This is the relative age of bedrock that is further from a mid-ocean ridge compared to rock closer...
Further the rock, the older it is...
This moon phase results in Earth experiencing aNeap tide
1st Q or 3rd Q
COMPARE the rate of eroision on the INSIDE & OUTSIDE of a meander .
MORE erosion OUTSIDE... LESS erosion INSIDE
This geologic epoch is when grasses first appeared on Earth
Oligocene