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| How old is the earth? (When did it form?) |
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| What is the concept of uniformitarianism is as applied to geologic processes? |
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| What is the definition of an element? |
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| What is the definition of a mineral? |
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| What are the 2 most abundant elements in the Earth's crust? |
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| What is the most abundant mineral group in the Earth's crust? (silicates, carbonates, oxides, halides) |
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| What are igneous rocks? How do they form? |
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| What are metamorphic rocks? how do they form? |
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| What are sedimentary rocks? |
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| Understand how each of these rocks may be derived from the others. |
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| What do the rems mafic and felsic mean with respect to magma composition? what are the primary elemental differences between mafic and felsic? |
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know that volcanic rocks are _____.
plutonic rocks are _____. |
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| know the name of the sedimentary rocks which form from grains about the size of peas or beans, about the size of sugar grains, and about the size of flour grains. |
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| know what is meant by well sorted vs poorly sorted sediments |
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| what is the definition of weathering? |
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| what are some processes of mechanical weathering? |
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| what are some processes of chemical weathering? |
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| what two major processes occur during lithification of sedimentary rocks? |
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