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By: Kayla Atwood
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Decks in this class (20)

(1) Introduction
What is geology,
4 spheres that make up earth,
Physical geology
22  cards
(2) Minerals
What is a mohorovicic,
Plate tectonics,
3 types of plate boundaries
37  cards
(3) Rock Cycle and Igneous Rocks
Minerals definition,
Rocks,
Magma
26  cards
Lab 1 Physical Properties
Criteria for a mineral,
Crystal faces,
Lustre
13  cards
(4) Intrusive Rocks
Intrusive rocks are,
How to recognize,
Structures shallow
5  cards
(4) Extrusive Rocks
Extrusive rocks are,
What is a volcano,
Classification
15  cards
(5) + (6) Weathering
Weathering,
Two types of weathering,
Weathering is progressive
29  cards
Lab 2 Mineral Compositions
Quartz silicate,
K feldspar silicate,
Plagioclase silicate
19  cards
Lab 2 Identifying Minerals
Quartz,
K felspar,
Plagioclase
19  cards
(6) + (7) Sedimentary Rocks
Types of sedimentary rocks,
Clastic rocks,
Types of sandstone
17  cards
(7) Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic rocks,
Under what conditions does the ro...,
What changes occur in the rock du...
7  cards
(7) + (8) + (9) Maps
Types of maps,
Planimetric,
Topographic
29  cards
Lab 3 Rock Properties
Texture,
Crystalline texture,
Phaneritic
22  cards
Lab 4 Identification of Rocks
Granite,
Diorite,
Gabbro
38  cards
(9) Environments of Sedimentary Deposition
Environments of sedimentary depos...,
Common environments of deposition,
Glaciers
15  cards
(9) Mass Wasting T3
Definition,
Controlling factors,
Earth materials unconsolidated se...
13  cards
(10) + (11) The Hydrologic Cycle T3
Worlds water distribution,
Fresh water usage,
Stream and flood erosion
46  cards
Lab 5 Introduction to Maps
National topographic system nts,
Large scale and small scale fract...,
Prime meridian location
8  cards
(12) + (13) Groundwater
Groundwater,
How does it get underground,
Where is groundwater stored
29  cards
(13) + (14) Glaciation
Ice is a,
Glaciation,
Formation of glaciers
30  cards

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