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| Atoms of the same element with varied number of neutrons |
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| How does an ionic bond work? |
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| form because of an attraction between negatively and positively charged ions. Example, Sodium Chloride (NaCl) |
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| bonds that form between metals. Electrons are shared by all atoms of the sold. IE Gold. |
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| Why are sulfide minerals an environmental hazard? |
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| ecause they can be associated with environmental degradation. The exposed sulfides oxidize in the presence of water to form compounds that may enter and pollute streams and other environments. |
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| crystallized/solidified beneath the Earth's crust |
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| Solidified/crystallized at or near the earth's crust |
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| Detrital Sedimentary Rocks |
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| classified according to their grain size as either shale, siltstone, sandstone, or conglomerate. |
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| Chemical Sedimentary Rocks |
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| - classified according to their mineral composition. Include halite, gypsum, and limestone |
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| What happens when we have plastic deformation? |
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| The material does not return to it's original state after stress is removed. Characterized by permanent change. |
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| fracture along which no displacement occurs |
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| fracture along which displacement has occured |
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| a significant break or gap in the geologic record. A time when erosion rather than deposition occurred. They are often a natural boundary between two rock types with different characteristics. |
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| What stress causes a rock to fold? |
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| a carbonate rock that begins dissolving in mild acid. |
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| Grain size in intrusive igneous rock? |
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| phenocrysts which are large enough to be seen by the naked eye |
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| a group of individuals capable of interbreeding |
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| a group of individuals capable of interbreeding |
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| ecosystem as the result of completely natural evolutional processes, rarely exist. |
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| Why are there more tree species in the West than there are in the East? |
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| Because the mountains in the west go north to south while those in the east go east to west |
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| exert strong community effects disproportionate to their abundance |
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| Key to everglades restoration? |
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| Tree roots can prevent landslide? |
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| Disturbances in the ecosystem can increase biodiversity. |
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| Seawalls decrease biodiversity. |
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| The most abundant mineral? |
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| for any sequence of sedimentary strata that has not been overturned, the youngest rocks are at the top and the oldest at the bottom or base of the sedimentary sequence. For any given strata or sedimentary unit, rocks above are younger and those below are older. |
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| Application of ecology to restore eco-systems such as ricers, wetlands, beaches, or sand dunes that have been degraded. Also the restoration of land following activities such as mining and timber harvesting. |
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| Introduction of exotic species decreases biodiversity. |
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| Low grade metamorphic rock. |
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| materials that rupture after considerable plastic deformation |
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| Law of Crosscutting relationships |
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| Fundamental law of geology that states hat a rock is younger than any rock it cuts across, assists in determining the relative age of rocks. |
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