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Oceanic Crust Composition and thickness |
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Basalt-like composition 4 mi thick |
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Continental Crust Composition and thickness |
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Granite-like composition 20-25 mi thick |
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Upper Mantle Composition and thickness |
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Composed of olivine 1800 mi think |
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Mainly solid, some parts partially molten |
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Outer/Inner Core Composition |
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Outer: Molten Inner: Solid Likely consists of nickel and iron |
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The equilibrium of the crust resting on the mantle |
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Rocks formed from cooled and solidified magma |
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Rocks changed by pressure, temperature, or deformation |
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Rocks that form from loose sediment |
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Rocks that precipitate from hot water |
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Mud, sand, and small rocks |
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8 Stages of the Rock Cycle In order |
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Weathering Erosion and Transport Deposition Burial and Lithification Deformation and Metamorphism Melting Solidification Uplift |
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Weathering Description and stage # |
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Rock is broken apart by wind, rain, animals, etc. 1st stage |
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Erosion and Transport Description and stage # |
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Rock pieces loosened are moved from their source 2nd stage |
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Deposition Description and stage # |
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Sediment comes to rest 3rd stage |
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Burial and Lithification Description and stage # |
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Deposited sediment is compacted by weight of overlaying materials 4th stage |
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Deformation and Metamorphism Description and stage # |
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Strong forces squeeze and fold the rock 5th stage |
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Melting (Rock Cycle) Description and stage # |
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Rock exposed to high temps produces magma 6th stage |
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Solidification Description and stage # |
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Uplift Description and stage # |
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Rock is forced back to surface 8th stage [final] |
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Flow of water from land to ocean to atmosphere and back |
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Lithosphere Description and composition |
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Solid upper part of the Earth Strong layer |
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Asthenosphere Description and composition |
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Just below upper mantle Silly Putty texture |
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Frozen water (ice, snow, etc.) |
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Life and all of the places that it can exist |
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Nitrogen and oxygen gas that surrounds Earth |
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Solid Earth (crust, mantle, etc.) |
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Types of Boundaries Names and descriptions |
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Convergent: Moving together Divergent: Pulling apart Transform: Move horizontally |
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Eras of the Earth Correct order |
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Cenozoic (newest) Mesozoic Paleozoic Precambrian (oldest) |
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Quantitative Properties Examples |
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Orientation Surface features Gas composition Water flow and chemistry |
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Height of a feature above an adjacent valley |
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Principles of Geologic Events |
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Youngest layer is on top Feature is younger than section it crosscuts Young rock can include pieces of old rock Young magma can bake old rocks |
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Melting (Liquid Transformation) Form to form, sphere to sphere |
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Solid to liquid Cryosphere to hydrosphere |
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Evaporation Form to form, sphere to sphere |
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liquid to gas hydrosphere to atmosphere |
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Condensation Form to form, sphere to sphere |
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Gas to liquid Atmosphere to hydrosphere |
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Freezing Form to form, sphere to sphere |
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Liquid to solid Hydrosphere to cryosphere |
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