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| sand stone or limestone (made up of sand) |
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| slate, marble, gneiss, and quartzite |
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| granite, pumice, and basalt |
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| stand stone and limestone. |
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| Any type of rock can be weathered |
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| how sedimentary rock gets formed? Conversion to rock. |
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| Called conglomerate when big particles of rock are mixed in with smaller cement rocks. |
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| The process of the ocean water on the rain falls on the landscape and then create rivers and others |
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| no mineral difference in the rock, the rock is just broken down. Frost wedging could occur with temperatures. |
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| chemical weathering process. Acid rain can alter the limestone calcuiumcarbonic chemical. |
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| Chemical weathering. Iron in rocks, can change the color of the rocks |
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| chemical weathering of aluminum and granite (high ciliate chemicals |
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| When a tree falls from the rock weathering |
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| a layer of dissolved minerals as plant and animal material is starting to break down |
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| can relase chemicals that can start to break down the rock. |
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| Is rock that contains minerals and soil, which goes through the rock cycle |
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| The layers of soil are composed of these two componinents.. |
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| Humas in soil is found on the ____layer, which includes _____and _____ |
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| Upper, which includes litter and topsoil |
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| Organic matter is found in the ____layers of soil, and consists of ____and_____. |
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| Lower layers, and consists of subsoil and parent material. |
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| Minerals can increase their supply by: |
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| Finding new supplies improved by improved technology, higher market prices. |
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| Minerals are in limited supply through three main areas |
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| Geology (very little supply), economics (too pricey), and environmental impact (too risky). |
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| Minerals found in this type of rock are unstable. |
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| Manganese, cobalt, platinum, and chromium |
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| Erosion in soil can lead to three major environmental impacts. |
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| loss of soil nutrient, water pollution, and flooding. |
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| Eriosion by wind and water can come ____ or ____. |
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| Naturally or by human process. |
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| Natural erosion of wind and water can come from: |
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| Erosion by human process comes from four main problems: |
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| Farming, overgrazing, excessive irrigation, and construction. |
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| What can be used for organic fertlizing? |
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| Compost from animal manure, or compost |
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| Rock that contains little or high amounts of desired minerals |
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| Molten rock below the earth's surface. |
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| The process of removing mountain tops to expose coal underneath the mountain (often down with explosives). |
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| Using elements to built material from the bottom up. |
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| A layer of soil and rock that overlies mineral deposits |
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| When waves in the ocean are created from the eruption of the ocean floor. |
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| A vent in the earths surface where magma, liquid lava, and gases are released into the environment. |
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| the inner most part of the earth, the inner layer is solid and a molten outer hot layer is the the outer core |
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| The earth is made up of these three componients |
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| part of the mantle that makes pliable rock. |
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