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ESC1000 Mid Term
42 cards·by legacy-6020998201606144@noemail.invalid
How old if Earth?
4.6 Billion years
Hydrosphere?
Earth's water system
Atmosphere?
Gaseous envelope
Geosphere?
The Earth, crust to core
Biosphere?
All life on Earth
Where is magma?
Below ground
Where is lava?
Above ground
Rocks that melt?
Become Magma/Lava
Rocks that weather?
Become Sediment
Lithification makes?
Sedimentary Rocks
Heat and pressure?
Metamorphism
Mow's Scale 1
Talc
Mow's Scale 2
Gypsum
Mow's Scale 3
Calcite
Mow's Scale 4
Fluorite
Mow's Scale 5
Apatite
Mow's Scale 6
Orthoclase
Mow's Scale 7
Quartz
Mow's Scale 8
Topaz
Mow's Scale 9
Corundum
Mow's Scale 10
Diamond
Mow's Scale 2.5
Fingernail
Mow's Scale 3.5
Copper Penny
Mow's Scale 4.5
Wire Nail
Mow's Scale 5.5
Glass, Knife Blade
Mow's Scale 6.5
Streak Plate
Extrusive
Above
Intrusive
Below
Competence
Largest a stream can transport
Discharge
Quantity of water passing
Capacity
Sediment a stream can hold
Permeability
Ability to transmit water
Porosity
Volume of open space
Aquifer
Groundwater moves easily
Aquitard
Impermeable to water
Lithification
Cementation of sediment
Slate is...
...Shale
Foliated
Flat particles
Non-foliated
Grainy particles
Marble is...
...Limestone
Chemical Weathering
Internal structure altered
Mechanical Weathering
Physical deterioration