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The study of the Earth's structure, properties, processes, and four and a half billion years of biotic evolution.
Earth Science
The study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth, including the processes that shape it.
Geology
The combined O, A, E, and B horizons of soil.
Solum
Heat from Earth's interior used to heat buildings and generate electricity.
Geothermal Energy
The most common type of hydroelectric power plant.
Dam-based Power Plant
Areas where geothermal energy is best found.
High Thermal Gradients
A potential drawback if extraction rates exceed replenishment rates.
Non-renewable Geothermal Energy
A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted.
Ore
70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.
Earth's Surface Water Coverage
Crystal settling, Hydrothermal processes, Pegmatization, Precipitation, Placer, Weathering & Groundwater Action.
Ore Formation Order
Primarily used in the manufacture of glass.
Quartz
Used as a retarder in Portland cement.
Gypsum
An important component of metallurgical products (false statement).
Calcite
Responsible mining practices, Conservation, Recycling.
Mineral Exploitation Mitigation
Jamaica is a country where Bauxite is used.
Bauxite Usage
The ore used for automobiles.
Hematite
Used for making coins.
Silver
A natural heat from the interior of the Earth that is converted to heat.
Geothermal Energy Definition
Processes that are formed or occurring beneath the surface of the Earth.
Endogenic Process
Formed by the partial melting of Earth’s lower crust.
Magma Formation
Earth's rotation is faster (not possible).
Melting in the Mantle
A process that leads to changes in mineral contents.
Metamorphism
Contact and Regional.
Types of Metamorphism
A change in rock occurs over a larger area due to heat and pressure.
Regional Metamorphism
Density (not an agent).
Agents of Metamorphism
Stress, Strain, Joints, Faults.
Factors Affecting Rock Change
Slide slip Fault (not a type).
Types of Faults
Occurs when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
Normal Fault
Occurs when fault blocks move horizontally against each other.
Strike Slip Fault
Occurs when the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
Reverse Fault
Fractures in rocks that show little or no movement.
Joints
The ability of a rock material to handle stress.
Strain
The force that could create deformation in rocks.
Stress
Chemical and Mechanical.
Types of Weathering
Naturally formed solids made up of one or more kinds of minerals.
Rocks Definition
Form when lava cools and becomes solid.
Extrusive Rocks
Form when magma solidifies within the crust.
Intrusive Rocks
The process of transporting weathered material to a new location.
Erosion
Rocks, grains of sand, and silt collide with one another due to currents or waves.
Abrasion
Water accumulates in a crack, freezes, and expands.
Frost Wedging
Rocks expand when heated and contract when cooled.
Rock Expansion
The process that happens after erosion.
Deposition
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic.
Main Types of Rocks
A naturally occurring, inorganic crystalline solid with a specific chemical composition.
Mineral Definition
Occurs when minerals break in an uneven way.
Fracture
Should be sorted to Silicates.
Feldspar Classification
The mineral is Graphite.
Native Element in Ring
Color.
Least Used Mineral Property
Indicates the presence of Zinc Sulfide.
Rotten Egg Smell
Halite is used to enhance flavor.
Tasty Mineral
The part of the Earth where animals in the park stand.
Lithosphere
A nickname for planet Earth.
The Blue Planet
The protective layer of the Earth that shields us from the sun's radiation.
Ozone Layer
The layer of the atmosphere where the Ozone Layer is located.
Stratosphere
Yes, dead organic matter counts as part of the biosphere.
Biosphere Inclusion
Approximately 13.8 billion years old.
Milky Way Age
The angular momentum of the sun.
Main Concern of SNT
Supernova Explosion.
Trigger for Gas and Dust Condensation
They become a protostar.
Gas and Dust Clouds Collapse
What happens to the second whirl pool in Vortex Theory
Formed planets that rotate in the same direction as they revolve around the sun
What happens to the debris from the collision in the Collision Theory?
It formed planets that rotate in the same direction as they revolve around the sun
What formed the sun and planets according to the Kant Laplace Theory?
The bulges in the collapsing cloud
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