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Types of Silicate |
Independent chain Double chain Single chain Sheet Framework (or network) Rings (not mentioned) |
There are 5/6 |
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Mineral Groupings known in Nature |
Native Elements Sulphides Oxides Hydroxides Halifes Carbonated Sulphates Phosphates Silicates |
There are 9 |
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Cleavage |
Fractures along the minerals along lines which join The chain at equivalent points |
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92% of minerals on earth are___. |
Silicates |
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How to Identify Minerals |
Color Streak Density Hardness Cleavage Crystal shape Other properties (ex. Radioactivity, magnetism, etc.) |
There are 7 |
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Minerals |
Naturally occurring inorganic compounds |
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Almost half the earth's weight is made of____. |
Oxygen |
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Mineral evolution links to_____. |
The history of the earth. |
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Mineral evolution links to_____. |
The history of the earth. |
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Heavier elements are formed by___. |
Supernovas |
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Mineral evolution links to_____. |
The history of the earth. |
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Heavier elements are formed by___. |
Supernovas |
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system to contain _________ in the atmosphere. |
O2 |
Respiration |
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Biological mediation |
The rise of Oxygen in the atmosphere by stromatolites, compared to the abundance of CO2 in the atmosphere at the time |
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Rocks |
Combinations of minerals held together by a variety of mechanisms depending on the specific types of rocks |
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Rocks |
Combinations of minerals held together by a variety of mechanisms depending on the specific types of rocks |
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Do all rocks have a combination of minerals? If not, defend your reasoning. |
No. some rocks are composed of only one mineral. |
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Types of rocks |
Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic |
There are three |
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Types of rocks |
Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic |
There are three |
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Sedimentary rocks are formed by: |
Breakdown (weathering, eroded) Carried away (transportation) Deposited (deposition) Reconstituted into solid rock (lithification) |
There are 4 |
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Sedimentary rocks classes |
Clastic Chemical Biogenic |
There are 3 |
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Clastic rocks can be: |
Conglomerates Breccia |
There are two branches |
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Lithified sand is____. |
Sandstone |
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Conglomerate |
Clastic rocks that are like cement with rounded minerals/ fragments |
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Conglomerate |
Clastic rocks that are like cement with rounded minerals/ fragments |
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Breccia |
Clastic rocks that are like cement with cubed minerals/ fragments |
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Clastic rocks make up ________% of sedimentary rocks, with _____% shale stones. |
85% 70% |
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Chemical sedimentary rocks are formed by: |
Chemical precipitation from water |
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Chemical sedimentary rocks are formed by: |
Chemical precipitation from water |
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Evaporites |
Chemical sedimentary rocks formed from large amounts of evaporation from |
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System |
A portion of the universe that can be separated from the rest of the universe for the purpose of observing changes that happen in it |
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Earth Science |
The scientific study of all aspects of earth |
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Scientific method |
The way a scientist approaches a problem |
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Scientific method steps |
Observing Formulating a hypothesis Testing Evaluating results |
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Hypothesis |
A plausible, but yet to be proved, explanation for how something happens |
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Hypothesis |
A plausible, but yet to be proved, explanation for how something happens |
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Theory |
A hypothesis that has been tested and is strongly supported by experimentation, observation, and scientific evidence |
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Hypothesis |
A plausible, but yet to be proved, explanation for how something happens |
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Theory |
A hypothesis that has been tested and is strongly supported by experimentation, observation, and scientific evidence |
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Isolated system |
The boundaries prevent the system from exchanging either matter or energy with its surroundings |
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Closed system |
A system with boundaries that permit the exchange of energy, but no matter, with its surroundings |
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Hypothesis |
A plausible, but yet to be proved, explanation for how something happens |
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Theory |
A hypothesis that has been tested and is strongly supported by experimentation, observation, and scientific evidence |
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Isolated system |
The boundaries prevent the system from exchanging either matter or energy with its surroundings |
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Closed system |
A system with boundaries that permit the exchange of energy, but no matter, with its surroundings |
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Open system |
A system with boundaries that permit both the exchange of matter and energy with its surroundings |
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Types of systems |
Closed Isolated Open |
There are 3 |
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Earth is a _____ system. |
Closed |
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Any change in one part of a closed system will or will not eventually affect other parts of the system. |
Will |
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Any change in one part of a closed system will or will not eventually affect other parts of the system? |
Will |
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The amount of matter in a closed system is ________ and ____ . |
Fixed Finite |
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When disposing of waste, will it remain within the boundaries of earth systems? |
Yes |
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Four subsystems of earth is |
Lithiosphere Biosphere Atmosphere Hydrosphere |
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Geosphere |
The collective term for all subsystems of earth |
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Feedback mechanism |
Reactions that enhance (positive) or retard (negative) change in an open system. |
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Negative feedback mechanisms |
Mechanisms that tend to resist change |
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Earth system science |
The study of earth as a closed system composed of interacting open systems and how the open systems may be changed as a result of human activities |
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Asthenosphere |
A layer of weak ductile rock in the mantle that is close to melting but not actually molten |
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Layers of the crust and the mantle |
Lithiosphere Asthenosphere Mesosphere |
There are 3 |
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Luster |
The quality and intensity of light that reflects from a mineral |
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