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| The most common mineral in the earth's crust |
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| Silicon-Oxygen tetrahedron (SiO4)-4 |
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| Mineral physical properties are dependant on: |
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| Composition and structure |
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| Minerals composed of a single pure element belong to the _______ group. |
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| As a general rule metallic minerals possess _______. |
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| The majority of minerals in earth's crust contain |
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| Minerals are classified according to |
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| Sulfide minerals are great ore minerals because... |
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| metals are easily seperated from sulfur |
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| Eight most common elements |
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| O, Si, Ca, Fe, Al, Na, K, Mg |
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| Melting takes place at convergent plate boundaries as a result of... |
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| increasing depth and friction |
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| An example of two minerals having the same chemical composition: |
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| The earth's crust is mostly made of _____ elements |
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| Sedimentary rocks are the dominant rock type at the surface because: |
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| sedimentary rocks form at the earth's surface |
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| A good example of a bioclastic rock is: |
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| The melting of upper mantle rock tends to produce: |
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| Violent or explosive style volcanic eruptions are associated with what kind of boundary? |
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| continental-oceanic convergent (subduction) boundaries |
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| When visiting an erupting strato/composite volcano, you will need a hard hat because... |
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| a bomb may hit you on the head. |
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| Which state is essentially all volcano rock? |
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| Example of an igneous rock that may contain no minerals... |
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| The primary agent of sediment transport is... |
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| Mount Saint Helens is a composite volcano within the _______ Mountains. |
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| Quartz and clay are the dominant minerals of clastic rocks because: |
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| they are produced from the weathering of continental crust rocks |
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| Example of a high energy environment |
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| Best indicator of energy depositional environment |
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| The black color imparted on non-bioclastic sedimentary rocks is commonly caused by... |
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| small amounts of organic matter |
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| The presence of cross bed structures in quartz sandstone indicates... |
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| The fact that Ohio has abundant coal, limestone, and halite deposits suggests past climates were much ____. |
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| Rock associated with lowest energy environment |
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| Difference between conglomerate and breccia |
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| Quartz and clay are common in clastic sedimentary rocks because they are produced by... |
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| weathering of crustal minerals |
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| The likely source of rock for the sediments that makeup arkose is |
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| Which of the following rocks are often found in the same sequence (beds) of sedimentary rocks? |
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| quartz, sandstone and shale |
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| Magma produced from mantle material tends to produce ____ rocks. |
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| If plate techtonics ceased to operate as an earth process, volcanic activity along convergent boundaries would cease to occur. True or False? |
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| A common mineral of felsic and intermediate rocks is |
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| Rocks produced from volcanic ash are called |
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| If magma cools and crystallizes relatively quick, you would expect the crystals or rock to be: |
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| Rock common to Andes Mountains of western South America |
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| The rock-forming minerals of igneous rocks belong to the group... |
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| Igneous activity is associated with which types of plate boundaries? |
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| The generally accepted age of the earth |
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| Continental crust material compared to mantle materials is: |
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| relatively light (less dense) |
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| The greatest concentrations of carbon are found: |
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| When earth was first formed, what was life like? |
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| no life; conditions too harsh |
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| what is a reasonable rate for plate movement |
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| should ice be considered a mineral? |
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| Tectonic plates are able to move on account of _____ and Earth's _____. |
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| gravity and internal heat |
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| 2 most abundant elements in earth's crust |
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| most efficient way to move heat from the depths of the earth to the surface is |
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