Earth Science Regents Review

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Time Change Going West

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Time decreases

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Define hardness in minerals.

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Ability for a mineral to scratch or be scratched.

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Define fracture in minerals.

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Mineral breaks with at least one flat surface.

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What are extrusive igneous rocks?

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Small or no crystals formed quickly near Earth's surface.

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What are felsic rocks?

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Contain silicon (Si) and aluminum (Al), light color and low density.

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What are mafic rocks?

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Contain iron (Fe) and magnesium (Mg), dark color and high density.

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How are sedimentary rocks deposited?

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In horizontal layers and can contain fossils.

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What conditions do metamorphic rocks undergo?

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Heat and pressure, can look distorted.

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Transform plate movement

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One plate slides past another plate

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S-waves and the outer core

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Cannot travel through because it is a liquid