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What is metamorphic?

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Rarely has pores or oles, rarely has fossils, foliated texture with bands of light and dark rock.Non foliated metamorphic rocks don’t have bands.

2
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What is crystallization?

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Process by with atoms are arranged to form a material with a crystal structure.

3
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What is metal?

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Minerals are the source of metals such as aluminum.

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What is weathering?

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The process that takes place as rocks, and other parts of the geosphere are broken down into smaller pieces.

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What is deposition?

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When water, ice, or wind deposits or drops the rock or earth material. This mostly occur in water.

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What are minerals?

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Naturally occurring inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition ,and an ordered atomic arrangement.

7
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What is a gemstone?

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Hard colorful mineral that has a brilliant or glassy luster,once cut and polished is called a gem.

8
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What is ore?

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A rock that contains a metal or other useful mineral that can be mined and sold for profit.

9
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What is erosion?

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The movement of weather rocks by natural forces.

10
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What are mountains?

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A large hill that has sides much steeper than the surrounding surface.

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What are valleys?

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A low area of land between two hills or mountains.

12
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What are deserts?

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An area of land that losses more water to air than it gets through precipitation.

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What are deltas?

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Triangle shaped piece of land that forms at the mouth of the river.

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What is plateaus?

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A large area of land that is relatively flat on it tops.

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What are islands?

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A piece of land sourrounded by water on all sides.

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What is elevation?

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The elevation or height of the mountains and other objects is recorded as part of topography.

17
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What is latitude?

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Gives north/south position of a location in reference from the equator.

18
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What is longitude?

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Gives the east/west position of a location.

19
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What is sedimentation?

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Solid particles are removed in slow moving streams and lakes.

20
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What is filtration?

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When water moves through sand, matter such as silt and clay is removed.

21
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What is aeration?

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Surface air trickles over rocks allows impurities to be release in the air.

22
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What are ocean current?

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Very important to determining the climates of the continents.

23
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What are surface currents?

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Generated mostly by wind . Patterns are determined by wind direction and coriolis effect.

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What is density?

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Density is how close together the molecules of a substance are or how much mass a substance has in a given space.

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What is igneous?

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Shiny or glassy surface. Contains interlocking crystals, sources of magma, no fossils, has gas pockets.

26
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What is sedimentary rocks?

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May contain fossil organisms, has sedimentary layers from deposition. They are porous, less dense and fine grains.

27
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What is contour interval?

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The difference in elevation from 1 contour line to the next.

28
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What is a pollutant?

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Addition of harmful materials in the environment.

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What is the difference between foliated and non foliated rocks?

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Foliated rocks have textures with bands of light and dark rock. Non foliated rocks do not have bands.

30
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What are two types of igneous rocks?

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Intrusive and Extrusive.