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42 Cards in this Set
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harmful particles flowing from the sun
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Solar Wind
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icicle-like formations growing down from a cave ceiling
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Stalactites
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calcium carbonate gowing upward in a cave
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Stalagmites
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when a stalactite joins a stalagmite
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Column
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sheets of hanging rock at an angle
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Draperies
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sheets of minerals that look like waterfalls in a cave
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Flowstones
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calcium carbonate build-up around pieces of sand
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Cave pearls
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hollow space a person can fit in that was created naturally
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Cave
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the scientific study of caves
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Speleology
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a cave formed by the dissolving of rocks by water
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Solution Cave
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the affected area of a magnet's force
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Magnetic field
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magnetized only with a battery or electric current
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Electromagnet
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region of space affected by earth's magnetic field
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Magnetosphere
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region of space affected by earth's magnetic field
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Magnetosphere
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a liquid fossil fuel
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Petroleum
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fuel that comes from the remains of plants and animals
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Fossil fuel
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red-orange conductor of electricity
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Copper
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most commonly used and abundant metal
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Iron
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small deposits of igneous and metamorphic crystals
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Gemstones
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rock containing metal and impurities
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Ore
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a trace of a plant or animal left in a rock
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Fossil
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rounded pebbles embedded in clay or sand
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Conglomerate rock
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rock formed when molten rock solidifies
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Igneous rock
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igneous rock formed at the earth's surface
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Extrusive rock
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metamorphic rock made of layers
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Foliated rock
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dead plants, shells or skeletons
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Organic sediments
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4 Prescious Stones
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Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald
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3 Prescious Metals
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Gold, Platinum, Silver
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4 Types of Coal
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Anthracite, Bituminous, Sub-bituminous, and Lignite
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"Cave Lovers"...animals that live in or above ground
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Troglophiles
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"Cave Guests"...animals that only visit caves
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Trogloxenes
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"Cave Dwellers"...animals that live only in caves
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Troglobites
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Why should I know if calcium carbonate is in rocks?
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to know if the rocks will dissolve from the minerals/ acid in the water
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How are salt crystals formed?
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from minerals in the evaporated water
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2 Main Categories of Igneous rock
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Intrusive and Extrusive rocks
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2 Main Categories of Metamorphic rock
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Foliated and Unfoliated rock
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4 Main Categories of Sedimentary rock
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Mechanical, Conglomerate, Chemical, and Organic
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Igneous rock formed underground
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Intrusive rock
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Metamorphic rock with no layers or splits
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Unfoliated rock
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Sedimentary rock that is physically carried away by nature
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Mechanical sediments
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3 Practical Metals
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Iron, Copper, Aluminum
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The hardest / most expensive type of coal, found deepest under the ground.
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Anthracite
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