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| What lead to the uneven distribution of elements on the planet? |
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| When the Earth cooled during its formation, lighter elements floated toward the surface while heavier elements sank toward the core. |
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| What is an example of a heavier element that sank toward the Earth's core during cooling? |
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| What is an example of a lighter element that rose toward the Earth's surface during cooling? |
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| What is the rate of tectonic plate movement? |
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| A few millimeters per year. |
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| What are the results of tectonic plate interactions? |
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| The generation of mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. |
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| What do the processes of the Rock Cycle lead to? |
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| The formation, breakdown and recycling of rocks. |
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| What do weathering and erosion do? |
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| Breakdown and move rock material, releasing chemical elements and contributing to soil formation. |
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| What are rocks made up of? |
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| What are minerals made up of? |
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| Various Chemicals In Earth's Crust |
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| Soil forms as a result of what? |
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| The weathering of rocks and the accumulation of organic detrius from the biosphere. |
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| What factors determine soil properties? |
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Parent Material
Climate
Topography
Soil Organisms
Time |
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| What determines soil texture? |
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| Concentrated accumulations of minerals that economically valuable materials can be extracted from. |
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| What is the downside of Surface Mining? |
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| Greater environmental impact |
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| What is the downside of Subsurface Mining? |
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| More dangerous for mining |
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| Excluding coal mining, is their any legislation related to mining that directly addresses most environmental considerations? |
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| Subduction Zone (Oceanic Plate to Continental Plate) |
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| Subduction Zone (Oceanic Plate to Oceanic Plate) |
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| Convergent Plate Boundary (Continental Plate To Continental Plate) |
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| Spreading Zone (Between Two Continental Plates) |
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| Subduction Zone Subduction Zone (Oceanic Plate to Continental Plate) |
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