Geo 112 (Study 2)

Isotopes are forms of an element that have a different number of neutrons.

Limiting factors include ______.

What is a community?

What is physical weathering?

A tabular body of igneous rock that intruded parallel to layers of sedimentary rock is a _______.

A mountain produced by lava cooling on Earth's surface is a ______ .

The relative order of events in the geologic time scale was determined by applying knowledge of _____.

Regional metamorphism ________.

Examples of sedimentary structures that may be seen in sedimentary rocks include ________ .

_________ organisms, such as fish, live in the ocean's water.

Temperate forests, dominated by maples, oaks, and beeches (plus flowering plants), are located in

WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE!?

Alluvial Fans are fan-shaped accumulations of sediment found at the mouth of a canyon.

The diversity of life in freshwater bodies, such as lakes and rivers, is much greater than it is in the oceans.

The slope that leads from the shallow ocean at the edge of continents to the deep ocean basins is the

Minerals are _______ .

According to isostasy, how will the earth's crust respond to a loss in weight resulting from the erosion of mountains?

In which environment is sediment most likely to be eroded?

Consumers that feed on producers are called ______ .

Limiting factors restrict a species to an environment.

Brackish seawater is common in _____.

The Coriolis Effect is the apparent change in direction of moving air or water due to the Earth's rotation.

Chemical weathering makes new minerals.

The divisions of the geologic time scales are for the most part based on ________.

Evaporites are chemical sediments left by the precipitation of seawater.

In an ionic bond a positively and negatively charged ion are held together by an electrostatic attraction.

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What combination of minerals is likely to be found in a felsic igneous rock?

A clastic sedimentary rock consisting of silt sized particles is a ______.

Metamorphic rocks that result from hot magma coming into contact with preexisting rocks are likely to be foliated.

A by-product of long-term photosynthesis that is a major constituent in Earth's atmosphere is ________.

__________ is a group of individuals that belong to a single species and live together in a particular area

Chemical sediments are formed by _______.

The order of increasing metamorphic grade for foliated metamorphic rocks is ______.

A nonconformity usually implies _______.

Sodium Chloride made in a chemistry lab is considered a mineral.

The upper limit on metamorphism is melting.

The way that a species relates to its environment defines its ______.

Northern coniferous forests dominated by spruce, pine, and fir, are located adjacent to the subarctic ecosystem known as

The intertidal zone is most closely associated with _____.

What are biogenic sediments?

Chemical sedimentary rocks consisting of the skeletons of dead marine organisms are classified as _______ .

Metamorphism of rock occurs when it is exposed to high temperatures, very high pressures, or both.

Which type of sedimentary rock displays the best sorting?

Which igneous rock type represents slow cooling deep underground (6 to 15 km)?

In the rock cycle, what processes convert sediment into sedimentary rock?

What mineral assemblage is likely to be found in a sedimentary rock?

Terrestrial climates on land at about 30 degrees north and south latitude tend to be________.

Earth's atmosphere consists of ________ in decreasing order of abundance.

Where is the photic zone?