Problem Set #1 due Mon, 2/09/09 Please answer the following
... 4. Explain the difference between cleavage and crystal form. 5. List 4 common light silicate and 4 common dark silicate minerals. 6. What are the two most common elements found in the Earth's crust? 7. Explain why some minerals cleave and some minerals fracture? 8. If you found a ring with a clear ...
... 4. Explain the difference between cleavage and crystal form. 5. List 4 common light silicate and 4 common dark silicate minerals. 6. What are the two most common elements found in the Earth's crust? 7. Explain why some minerals cleave and some minerals fracture? 8. If you found a ring with a clear ...
CTS Earth Processes
... B. Earth never changes. It’s old? C. Process of soil, forms clay, forms rock D. Distinguishing rocks and minerals, confused about minerals E. Metamorphic changes in animals F. Rocks with layers sedimentary G. All mountains are volcanoes H. Limited concept of rocks I. Mountain building not relate ...
... B. Earth never changes. It’s old? C. Process of soil, forms clay, forms rock D. Distinguishing rocks and minerals, confused about minerals E. Metamorphic changes in animals F. Rocks with layers sedimentary G. All mountains are volcanoes H. Limited concept of rocks I. Mountain building not relate ...
SLSN, 11-14-08,CTS Notes (Earth Processes)
... Organic (human) and inorganic influences that cause change Takes evidence to change ideas in science Earth processes are caused by two major sources of energy: radioactive decay and leftover heat from the earth’s formation e. Tectonics is an organizing idea for disparate phenomena (earthquakes, volc ...
... Organic (human) and inorganic influences that cause change Takes evidence to change ideas in science Earth processes are caused by two major sources of energy: radioactive decay and leftover heat from the earth’s formation e. Tectonics is an organizing idea for disparate phenomena (earthquakes, volc ...
Review for Exam 1
... 10. What type of bonding is responsible for the formation of silica tetrahedra? Discuss how the tetrahedra bond together to form the various silicate structures (p.73). 11. What accounts for the fact that some minerals have a range of chemical compositions rather than one specific composition? 12. W ...
... 10. What type of bonding is responsible for the formation of silica tetrahedra? Discuss how the tetrahedra bond together to form the various silicate structures (p.73). 11. What accounts for the fact that some minerals have a range of chemical compositions rather than one specific composition? 12. W ...
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... H-O bonds are bent towards each other. Hydrogen atoms near one end lend a positive charge. ...
... H-O bonds are bent towards each other. Hydrogen atoms near one end lend a positive charge. ...
The Earth`s Crust
... – They are formed by the pressing together of smaller particles of rock or the remains of living things. – They take a long time to form. – Beds of clay, sand, or gravel may harden to make sedimentary rock. – Types include: shale, sandstone, coal, and limestone. – Sedimentary Rocks are the most comm ...
... – They are formed by the pressing together of smaller particles of rock or the remains of living things. – They take a long time to form. – Beds of clay, sand, or gravel may harden to make sedimentary rock. – Types include: shale, sandstone, coal, and limestone. – Sedimentary Rocks are the most comm ...
Earth Science, 10th edition Chapter 10: Geologic Time I. Historical
... 4. Complex procedure 5. Yields numerical dates D. Carbon-14 dating 1. Half-life of only 5730 years 2. Used to date very recent events ...
... 4. Complex procedure 5. Yields numerical dates D. Carbon-14 dating 1. Half-life of only 5730 years 2. Used to date very recent events ...
Sediments
... • Glacial deposits = from continental shelf, many formed during Pleistocene Epoch • Rafting = sediments carried from shore by icebergs & deposited when they melt • Stromatolites = dome-shaped calcareous structures in shallow water that had been secreted in layers by ancient cyanobacteria ...
... • Glacial deposits = from continental shelf, many formed during Pleistocene Epoch • Rafting = sediments carried from shore by icebergs & deposited when they melt • Stromatolites = dome-shaped calcareous structures in shallow water that had been secreted in layers by ancient cyanobacteria ...
The earth`s layers: http://mediatheek
... Now click on Metamorphic Rock. What did these rocks use to be? ____________________________________________________________________ How are these rocks transformed into a new kind of rock? ____________________________________________________________________ Finally, click on Igneous Rock. Which of t ...
... Now click on Metamorphic Rock. What did these rocks use to be? ____________________________________________________________________ How are these rocks transformed into a new kind of rock? ____________________________________________________________________ Finally, click on Igneous Rock. Which of t ...
ES Chapter 14 Study Guide
... Approximately how much of Earth’s surface is covered by land? Approximately how much of Earth’s surface is covered by water? Approximately when did the ocean become an important area of study? Which ocean has the greatest average depth? The largest of Earth’s oceans is __________________ Where trenc ...
... Approximately how much of Earth’s surface is covered by land? Approximately how much of Earth’s surface is covered by water? Approximately when did the ocean become an important area of study? Which ocean has the greatest average depth? The largest of Earth’s oceans is __________________ Where trenc ...
plate tectonics
... – One tectonic plate is forced under another plate as the plates push together. ...
... – One tectonic plate is forced under another plate as the plates push together. ...
Rocks and Minerals - National Science Teachers Association
... A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline material with a unique chemical combination. Different combinations and atomic arrangements of elements give each mineral its characteristic properties, such as color, hardness, shape, density, and cleavage. Although about 3,000 different min ...
... A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline material with a unique chemical combination. Different combinations and atomic arrangements of elements give each mineral its characteristic properties, such as color, hardness, shape, density, and cleavage. Although about 3,000 different min ...
Minerals and Rocks - Thomas C. Cario Middle School
... Series of processes on and beneath the Earth’s surface that slowly change rocks from one kind to another. Driven by constructive and destructive forces (like plate tectonics) ...
... Series of processes on and beneath the Earth’s surface that slowly change rocks from one kind to another. Driven by constructive and destructive forces (like plate tectonics) ...
UP7.LP2.TypesofRocksGN
... __________ Name implies that the rock has been changed/transformed __________ Starts off as a liquid __________ Heat and pressure can turn the other two types into this __________ Bits and pieces of the other two types can be found in this Directions: Complete this chart by choosing phrases from the ...
... __________ Name implies that the rock has been changed/transformed __________ Starts off as a liquid __________ Heat and pressure can turn the other two types into this __________ Bits and pieces of the other two types can be found in this Directions: Complete this chart by choosing phrases from the ...
PHSC 4013 Course Outline—Fall 2008
... o An Atom consists of a small, dense nucleus of protons and neutrons, which is surrounded by clouds of electrons o The number of protons defines what element the atom makes, this also defines the atomic number of the element o The number of electrons in an atom equals the number of protons, if the a ...
... o An Atom consists of a small, dense nucleus of protons and neutrons, which is surrounded by clouds of electrons o The number of protons defines what element the atom makes, this also defines the atomic number of the element o The number of electrons in an atom equals the number of protons, if the a ...
pressure calcite fluorite geologists gypsum
... a type of rock formed when melted rock cools and hardens ...
... a type of rock formed when melted rock cools and hardens ...
Earth-Science-Test-Week-9
... Scientists know about the center of the Earth because they have made a tunnel to the center. ...
... Scientists know about the center of the Earth because they have made a tunnel to the center. ...
GCSE GEOLOGY REVISION WORK BOOKLET Part 1 Contents
... Name the sedimentary structures below and describe how they formed. Draw the structure the wrong-way up. Graded bedding. Drop in water velocity = coarse deposited at base, finer at top. ...
... Name the sedimentary structures below and describe how they formed. Draw the structure the wrong-way up. Graded bedding. Drop in water velocity = coarse deposited at base, finer at top. ...
Composition of Earth – Encarta
... elements, which together account for about 99.5 per cent of its mass. The most abundant is oxygen (about 46.60 per cent of the total), followed by silicon (about 27.72 per cent), aluminium (8.13 per cent), and iron (5.0 per cent). The elements are present in the lithosphere almost entirely in the fo ...
... elements, which together account for about 99.5 per cent of its mass. The most abundant is oxygen (about 46.60 per cent of the total), followed by silicon (about 27.72 per cent), aluminium (8.13 per cent), and iron (5.0 per cent). The elements are present in the lithosphere almost entirely in the fo ...
Layers of the Earth - study notes
... Ridge continues to separate. Magma seeps up from below, cools, and hardens to form new oceanic crust. The Crust is made up of 3 types of rock: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. Igneous rock forms when magma cools. Most of the rock on Earth is igneous rock. Sometimes high temperatures and pr ...
... Ridge continues to separate. Magma seeps up from below, cools, and hardens to form new oceanic crust. The Crust is made up of 3 types of rock: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. Igneous rock forms when magma cools. Most of the rock on Earth is igneous rock. Sometimes high temperatures and pr ...
CP Earth Science
... How do intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks differ? How are granite and rhyolite similar? How are they different? Which would most likely cause molten rock material to become glassy igneous rock? a)cooling under high pressure b)cooling over a long period of time c) cooling on the surface d)cooling ...
... How do intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks differ? How are granite and rhyolite similar? How are they different? Which would most likely cause molten rock material to become glassy igneous rock? a)cooling under high pressure b)cooling over a long period of time c) cooling on the surface d)cooling ...