Notto’s FTCE Earth Space Science 6-12 – Set #1
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metamorphism occurs
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high temperature and moderate to low pressure
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chalk is classified as
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biochemical sedimentary rock
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the reason glass is not a crystal
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geometric structure of glass is not arranged in a regular pattern
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space-based telescopes
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type of telescope does a scientist use to study radiation in the Earth's atmosphere
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hachure
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elevation of a volcanic crater is shown on a topographic map by this
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collapsed interstellar cloud
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best represents how the solar system was formed
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compression
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causes continental crust to fold and thicken
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uniformitarianism
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The concept of the processes that we observe today that have been occurring for a long time
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ultrabasic rock
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contain peridotite
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relative age dating
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Scientists use this principle to study the order that geological events happen
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original horizontality
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layers of sediment are generally deposited in a horizontal layer
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which of type of sand dune is shown (long ripples)
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Longitudinal dunes
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isostatic rebound
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the rising of the crust as it loses the overlying material and mass
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zircon
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scientists use to determine the age of the Earth
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first fossil from the Ediacaran period was found in
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Australia
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smoke
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atmospheric phenomena classified as a lithometeor
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rock intrusions
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Igneous rocks have veins that have valuable minerals that are used as resources for energy production, construction, or jewelry making
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streak
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Hematite has a reddish brown color when it is tested. When a geologist studies hematite, what test is used to measure the color of the mineral hematite?
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leeward
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the steeper slope on a sand dune
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winward
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the gradual slope on a sand dune
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molten rock
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type of a solution
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maria
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The dark, smooth sections of the moon that have very few craters
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lahar
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a type of mudflow
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global winds
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equalizes the Earth's thermal energy
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solar winds
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corona of the sun ejects these
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valley glaciers
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A type of glacier that forms in high mountainous areas
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meteorites
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known by scientists to have caused the formation of Earth
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tallest mountain ranges
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formed at continental-continental plate boundaries
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zoned crystal
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When magma cools fast, and the feldspars calcium cores do not react with magma, this results
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radioactive decay
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Scientists use this which emits dangerous particles that change into other forms of isotopes
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erosion
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A gust of wind blows soil across an open field.
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transgression
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A vertical sequence of sandstone-shale-limestone in the rock record indicates a shoreline moved inward as sea levels rose. This inland movement is called this.
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isochron
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The imaginary line on a map that displays points with the same age formed at the same time
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barchan
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A type of sand dune that creates a solitary crescent shape
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halite
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minerals that has cubic cleavage
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It is thicker and less dense than the oceanic crust
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best identifies the reason the continental crust extends deeper into the mantle and rises higher above the Earth's surface
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activity of a hot spot
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formed the Hawaiian Island volcanoes
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breccias
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angular gravel sized particles that have sediments that did not have time to form into a rounded shape
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foliated
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a texture type for metamorphic rocks
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occurs to the pH of soil when acid rain falls on a forest
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the pH of the soil changes
