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| What does the big bang theory state? |
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| That there was a small ball of energy that exploded and it made the galaxies, stars, earth, etc... |
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| What do creationists believe about people?? |
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| that we are special because we are created in God's image. |
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| 3 layers of interior of earth?(Describe each one..) |
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*Core
Hot dense metallic center
*Mantle
In between the earth's interior between the crust and core.
*Crust
Outer most layer |
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| You rub on a piece of porcelain tile to find its color. |
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| Either look at the Mohs hardness scale or look at its hardness or softness. |
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| How the crystals form and grow? |
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| How a mineral looks when it breaks apart in a irregular way. |
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| How light is reflected from the minerals surface. |
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| A mineral that splits easily along flat surfaces. |
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| Observing the minerals when its heated in flame. |
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| How is Sedimentary Rock made? |
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| How is Igneous rock made? |
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| Words that describe luster: |
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| Metallic, Glassy, Waxy, Silky, Greasy, Earthy, Pearly, and Dull. |
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| What is mechanical weathering? |
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| The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces, by physical forces. |
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| What is Chemical Weathering? |
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| The breakdown of rocks by the action of national acids and oxygen. |
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| Why are fossils not found in igneous rock? |
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| because igneous is made from lava. |
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| Consists of hot volcanic ash during a volcanic eruption. |
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fast moving lava
Low viscosity |
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Slow moving lava
High viscosity |
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| A landslide or mudflow of volcanic fragments. |
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| Is the name given to all the material that erupts from a volcano? |
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| Lava pouring out of a volacano looking like a fountain. |
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| a huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic MT. |
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| A mixture of rock forming substances, gas, and water from the mantle. |
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| A flow of debris coming from the volcano. |
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What kind of rock is pumice?
Uses? |
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What kind of rock is marble?
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A metamorhic non-foliated rock
Buildings, sculptures |
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| Rock fragments with rounded edges. |
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What is a trilobite?
Where can it be found? |
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Compare shale and slate.
Differences?
Identities? |
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*Shale is a metamorphic rock that does no show layering
*Slate is composed of micro crystals that does show layering.
-Shale's parent rock is slate. |
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