1
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The continental crust is made mostly of ____rocks
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felsic
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What is the name of the deep sea-drilling ship that made recovery of ocean floor samples possible
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Glomar Challenger
3
Q
____ rocks are thought to make up the mantle and provide the lava for oceanic eruptions
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Ultramafic
4
Q
The concept of a molten iron outer core is further supported by the existence of the earth’s ________
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magnetic field
5
Q
Iron is ___ times more dense than crustal rocks
A
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Earth Science Praxis Exam: Earth Unit
flashcards
Decks in class (70)
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 1: Minerals81
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 1: The Rock Cycle30
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 1: Igneous Rocks58
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 1: Sedimentary Rocks56
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 1: Metamorphic Rocks20
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 1: Resources from Rocks and Minerals27
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 2: Weathering55
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 2: Soil90
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 2: Mass Wasting24
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: The Hydrologic Cycle8
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Running Water17
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Base Level and Graded Streams5
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Work of Streams23
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Stream Valleys16
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Drainage Systems and Patterns12
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Stages of Valley Development13
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Cycle of Landscape Evolution4
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Hydroelectric Power7
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Water Beneath the Surface6
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Distribution and Movement of Groundwater10
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Springs2
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Wells6
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Artisan Wells2
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Environmental Problems w Groundwater9
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Hot Springs and Geysers9
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Geothermal Energy4
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 3: Geologic Work of Groundwater22
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Types of Glaciers10
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Glacial Movement15
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Glacial Erosion20
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Glacial Deposits26
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Glaciers in the Geologic Past4
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Indirect Effects of Ice Age Glaciers2
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Causes of Glaciation6
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Deserts3
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Distribution and Causes of Dry Lands14
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Geologic Processes in Arid Climates9
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: The Evolution of a Desert Landscape12
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Wind Erosion12
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 4: Wind Deposits18
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 5: What is an Earthquake?16
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 5: Earthquake Waves12
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 5: Location of Earthquakes2
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 5: Earthquake Intensity and Magnitude6
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 5: Earthquake Destruction7
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 5: Earthquake Prediction2
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 5: The Earth's Interior10
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 5: Composition of the Earth5
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 6: Continental Drift5
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 6: Plate Tectonics28
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 6: Testing the Model22
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 6: Pangaea10
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 7: Nature of Volcanic Activity9
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 7: Materials Extruded16
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 7: Volcanoes and Volcanic Eruptions26
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 7: Fissure Eruptions4
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 7: Volcanoes and Climate4
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 7: Intrusive Igneous Activities17
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 7: Igneous Activity and Plate Tectonics24
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 8: Crustal Uplift7
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 8: Rock Deformation31
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 8: Mountain Types11
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 8: Mountain Building22
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 9: Historical Notes3
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 9: Relative Dating21
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 9: Correlation3
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 9: Fossils27
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 9: Radioactivity and Radiometric Dating23
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 9: Geologic Time Scale17
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The Solid Earth - Chapter 9: Life of the Geologic Past54
