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By: Sadie Galston
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Decks in this class (19)

Metamorphism
Regional metamorphism,
Contact metamorphism,
Confining pressure
16  cards
Igneous rock
Igneous rock composition,
Granite,
Rhyolite
26  cards
Mineral groups
Silicates,
Light silicates,
Feldspar
14  cards
Big bang and nebular theories
Big bang,
Nebular theory,
Geological time
3  cards
Minerals (earth's surface)
Main themes in,
Geosphere the water cycle,
Earth s surface its two main divi...
16  cards
Minerals (chemistry primer)
Element,
Atom,
Periodic table
10  cards
Minerals (properties)
Luster,
Diagnostic,
Ambiguous
9  cards
Weathering
Mechanical weathering,
Chemical weathering,
Spherical weathering
4  cards
Volcanoes
Lava,
Pyroclastic materials,
Volcanic gasses
9  cards
Theory of plate tectonics and contintental drift hypothesis (long answer)
Theory of tectonics,
Continental drift hypothesis
2  cards
Oceanography (final)
Hms challenger,
Oceanography,
Bathymetry
9  cards
Soil (final)
Soil erosion control measures,
Soil erosion,
Cover crops
31  cards
Diversity of Ocean Life
Nekton,
Benthos,
Macroscopic algae
11  cards
Primary Productivity
Factors that influence a region s...,
At high latitudes
7  cards
The Ocean Floor
Abyssal plains,
Oceanic ridges,
Sea floor sediment
8  cards
The Northwest Passage
Where does sediment come from,
Different sources of sediment,
Light
6  cards
Fate of Incoming Solar Radiation
Scattered,
Reflection,
Absorption
13  cards
Humidity
Humidity,
Dew point,
Adiabatic temp changes
11  cards
Meteorology
Layers of the atmosphere we live ...,
Ways heat can move
2  cards

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