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| The study of Earth and it's natural history. |
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| What are the four main branches of Earth? |
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| geology,oceanography,meteorology and astronomy |
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| Which branch studies Earth's geosphere? |
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| What is Earth's geoshere? |
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| What are the 3 parts of the geosphere? |
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Definition
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What are the types of core?
How are they diffrent?
What part of the geospher does magma come from? |
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inner and outter core
one is liquid and one is solid.
mantel |
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How is dirt related to sediment?
What is the diffrece between dirt and humas?
What do you get when you mix humas and dirt? |
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both crushed rock
crushed rock v.s. decayed plants
soil |
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What does compretion cause?
What does tension cause?
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folding + faulting
thinning + faulting |
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What is the rock cycle ?
What are 3 different types of rock?
Which type of rock is formed by cooling lava?
What type of rock is formed by heat and preasure? |
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changing of rocks
igneous,metomorphic and sedementary
igneous
metomorphic |
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How is sediment formed?
What is the diffrence between compaction and cementation?
What type of rock is formed by compaction and cementation? |
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lava
one is layers the other is putting together
sedimentary |
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What is erosion?
what are the 5 agents of erosion? |
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Definition
gravity pulls something from high to low
glacier,wind,running water,waves,gravity |
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