General Geology Flashcards by Penelope Huelva

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geology

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Earth, rock, minerals

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Reservoir

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Storage, containment, resource

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Rocks

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Solid, mineral, formation

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Petrology

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Rocks, composition, origins

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Structure

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Framework, organization, arrangement

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Mineralogy

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Minerals, composition, properties

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Crystallography

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Crystals, arrangement, symmetry

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Petrogenesis

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Rock formation, origins, processes

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Geological survey

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Study, assessment, analysis

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Geological map

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Chart, representation, depiction

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Topographic

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Landforms, elevation, terrain

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Geophysics

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Earth, physics, measurements

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Applied geophysics

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Practical, utilized, implementation

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Geologists

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Scientists, earth, rock

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Geophysicists

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Scientists, earth, physics

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Stratigraphy

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Layers, formation, chronology

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Sedimentology

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Sediments, deposition, processes

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Earthquake

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Seismic, tremor, shaking

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Tectonic earthquake

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Plate, geological, seismic

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Volcanic earthquake

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Volcano, seismic, eruption

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Plate tectonics

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Lithospheric, movement, theory

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Continental drift

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Landmasses, movement, theory

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Seafloor spreading

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Oceanic, expansion, ridges

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Divergent zones

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Separation, rift, boundaries

Convergent zones

Collision, compression, boundaries

Transform zones

Sliding, fault boundaries

Fault

Fracture, break, displacement

Fault zone

Tectonic, boundary, fracture

Elastic rebound

Deformation, stress, release

Soil

Earth, ground, sediment

Weathering

Breakdown, erosion, decay

Rock cycle

Transformation, geological, processes

Soil deposition

Residual, transported, layering

Soil particle size

Gravel, sand, clay