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75 Cards in this Set
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Inorganic or Organic
Minerals |
Inorganic
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The color of a mineral's powder is called this.
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Steak
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Hardest know mineral
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Diamond
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Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called this.
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Igneous Rock
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When all the grains in a rock are large and easy to see, the rock is described as this.
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Coarse grained
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Igneous rock that formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface is called this.
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Extrusive rock
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Softest mineral on the Mohs harness scale.
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Talc
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The most abundant intrusive rock in the continental crust is this
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Granite
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Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth's surface can change any rock into this type of rock
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Metamorphic
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The texture of a metamorphic rock that has grains arranged in parallel layer is described as this
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Foliated
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The splitting of a mineral along flat surfaces is a property called this
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Cleavage
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When the elements that form a mineral dissolve in hot water, they form a mixture called this.
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A solution
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A gemstone that is cut and polished is this
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A Gem
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An igneous rock formed from magma is called this
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Intrusive Rock
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Foliated and nonfoliated are terms used to describe this type of rock
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Metamorphic
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As layer upon layer of sediments are deposited, this process presses them together.
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Compaction
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Dissolved minerals and particles of sediment stick together to form sedimentary rock in a process called this.
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Cementation
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Gold is an example of this
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Element
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Chemical reactions, pressure, and this can cause sedimentary rock to change to metamorphic rock.
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Heat
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This occurs when sediment settles out of moving water
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Deposition
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Coal is an example of this type of sedimentary rock
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Organic
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The carrying away of rock fragments by water, wind, or ice is called this.
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Erosion
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Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things are called this
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Sediment
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Obsidian is this type of rock
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Igneous
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Granite is this type of rock
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Igneous
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Slate is this type of rock
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Metamorphic
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Shale is this type of rock
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Sedimentary
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Marble is this type of rock
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Metamorphic
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Gneiss is this type of rock
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Metamorphic
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The first type of rock to form in the rock cycle is this
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Igneous
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Rock or Mineral?
Pyrite |
Mineral
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Rock or Mineral?
Calcite |
Mineral
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Rock or Mineral?
schist |
Rock
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Rock or Mineral?
Graphite |
Mineral
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Rock or Mineral?
Conglomerate |
Rock
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Unscramble the term
kcro lccey |
Rock Cycle
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Unscramble the term
eeasmtiydr |
Sedimentary
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Unscramble the term
ooeiitpdns |
Deposition
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Density equals this
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Mass/Volume
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Extrusive rock formed from this
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Lava
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Erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation create this type of rock
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Sedimentary
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The driving force for the rock cycle is this
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Plate tectonics
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This category of igneous rock is coarse grained because it cooled slowly
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Intrusive
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Shiny minerals, like galena and magnetite, have this type of luster
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Metallic
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A mineral that does not split apart evenly has this property
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Fracture
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Oceanic crust is made out of this type of rock
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Basalt
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The heat that changes rock into metamorphic rock comes from here
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The mantle
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Diamond has this type of luster
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Glassy
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Rock or mineral
Gypsum |
Mineral
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Rock or mineral
Sandstone |
Rock
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What does BTB test for?
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Carbon dioxide
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What does CO2 stand for?
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Carbon dioxide
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Know as current atmospheric conditions, including temperature, rainfall, wind, and humidity
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Weather
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General weather conditions
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Climate
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Worldwide averages are used to describe this
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Global climate
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What did you combine with the vinegar to make carbon dioxide?
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Baking soda
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What type of ecosystem do you live in?
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Temperate forest
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Carbon dioxide sink, source, or both
Animals |
Source
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Carbon dioxide sink, source, or both
Fossil fuels |
Source
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Carbon dioxide sink, source, or both
Plants |
Both
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Carbon dioxide sink, source, or both
Oceans |
Sink
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How many oxygen atoms are in one molecule of carbon dioxide?
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2
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Carbon dioxide sink, source, or both
Monkeys |
Source
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Anything that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is known as this
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Source
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Plants take in carbon dioxide and turn it into food in a process know as this
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Photosynthesis
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True or False
Nitrogen is found only in non-living things |
False
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Most of the nitrogen found on Earth is located here
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Atmosphere
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What percent of Earth's atmosphere is make of Nitrogen
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80%
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Plants get the nitrogen they need from here
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Soil
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Animals get the nitrogen they need from here
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Plants
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Unscramble the term
eoingtnr |
Nitrogen
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Unscramble the term
eoepmtsahr |
Atmosphere
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Unscramble the term
eailctm |
Climate
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This part of the Earth does not experience seasons
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Equator
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This is the reason the Earth has seasons
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Tilt of earth's axis
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