Geology
Do you ever wonder why one river is straight and flows quickly while another meanders along curves and seems to be slow and peaceful, or how the mountains were formed? Geology is the study of the earth, its materials, and the processes acting upon them. It includes the study of rocks and minerals; and their formation, weathering, and metamorphosis. So, when you need an answer to a question about rivers, mountains, volcanoes, rock cycles, plate tectonics, or other geological aspects, our Geology category is the place to ask it.
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A glacier.
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The rock cycle is the natural process in which rocks transform from one rock type into another rock type over time, a type of...
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Sedimentary rock can be metamorphosed by: a) exposure to heat by close proximity to a heat source such as a plutonic intrusion;...
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Limestone.
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By the passing by of a glacier.
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Lava (not yet cooled and solidified into rock) contains carbon dioxide gas. Volcanic rock (solidified) does not normally contain...
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Limestone is used in sculpture by just shaping the rock to the desired form
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High silica is sticky and highly viscous, acting to impede the movement and escape of gases.
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The rain wears tiny particles off of rocks and carries them down a slope.
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The Grand Canyon was formed by the processes of weathering and erosion. The Colorado River and its tributaries formed the canyon...
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physical and biological changes that have occured in the past.
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This answer depends on whether you are considering the earth in terms of it's chemical or mechanical properties. The three main...
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The largest monolith in the world is commonly thought to be Uluru, or Ayers Rock. However, Uluru is only the world's...
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The largest group of minerals by far are the silicates (most rocks are ≥95% silicates), which are composed largely of silicon...
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No. Coal is a sedimentary rock formed from large amounts of plant remains being buried and compressed by the overlying sediments....
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Mountains, plateaus, mesas, canyons, cliffs, waterfalls, hills, etc.
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Using very expesive test equipment which does all the optical calculations for you.
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Quartz is a very common component in metamorphic rocks, and it separates itself from the other rock components. It may form...
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Continental crust is lighter (less dense) than oceanic crust. Continental crust is granitic. Oceanic crust is basaltic. Oceanic...
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If the temperature or pressure of the new environment is different from the one in which the rock formed, the rock will undergo...
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No, a feldspar is a mineral, and a marble is a rock. Marble is a metamorphic rock, made mostly of the mineral Calcite.
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this is the same question that was on my science homework ,as for the answer im not sure i think it's carbonic acid
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I think geology is to do with rocks and fossils and what causes earthquakes, and the GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE. Ecology is something...
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Geologic column is an ordered arrangement of rock layers that is based on the relative age of the rocks. Geologic time is the...
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Bricks are not considered as rocks, because bricks are man made things. Rocks are created by nature using heat pressure etc. and...
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In the human body Minerals provide the elements and compounds needed to build body cells and chemical agents used in the body. In...
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Constructive, as it is natural, not disastrous
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The Landform produced by Mass movement Include: 1. Inselberg 2. Lateritic Residual 3. Boulder Fields
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Well they aren't at all because magma is the same as lava and so the difference is that magma is inside a volcano but lava is on...
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Mainly transverse faults. This is caused by the way in which the sea-floor spreads, and the perpendicular faults slide past each...
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Chert is generally darker, and less pure.
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Fossils are any evidences of ancient life preserved in stone or other material. Fossils can include molds, casts, defecation...
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Liquid nickel and iron.
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Petrologists study rocks and mineralogists study minerals.
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mechanical weathering
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Yes! The average density of the continental crust is 2.7 g/cm3 compared to a value of 3.3 g/cm3 for oceanic crust.
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The island of Iceland.
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Actually it changes ratio of cement to the other contents of concrete (Sand and crush). However an optimum percentage of cement...
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There are two general means: Relative dating: The rock is dated relative to neighbouring rocks by the four laws of relative...
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because the rain water contains dioxides of nitrogen & sulphur. it also affect plant, irritate our eyes and corrode the metals
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Less than 5%. Surprisingly, oxygen and silicon make up close to 75% of the lithosphere (crust).
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Yes, because of the reflective quality and the refractive quality of the materials used to fabricate and fashion the stone.
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Diamonds are an allotrope of carbon.
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If it has a small crack in it then gets water in the crack then the water freezes in the crack then the crack gets bigger and...
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THe magma cools and turns into solid rock(eventually)
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spoil
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It is solid, in spite of the heat, because of the intense pressure. Bear in mind, however, that we cannot be certain that the...
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One Answer Radiometric dating techniques (and not just one) associated with investigation of materials originating on Earth and...
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Current caused by the expansion of a liquid, solid, or gas as its temperature rises. The expanded material, being less dense,...
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Igneous rocks are generally classified first on the basis of their formation (and therefore their texture) as intrusive or...
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Methods of Sedimentary Rock Formation #1. The classic route begins with the weathering and erosion of sedimentary, igneous, or...
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Slower rates of cooling will create larger crystals. Rapid cooling allows little time for element accumulation in the crystal,...
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Folded mountains are created when plates move. Folded mountains occur at convergent boundaries where land is being pushed...
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normal
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Anywhere a continent is.
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no. It is made up of several different 'pieces'. These are called tectonic plates.
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Wind Erosion Two processes of aeolian erosion?1. Deflation - wind entrains particles with a diameter of less than 60...
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Steep Hill Erodes Faster. The Water Picks Up Speed And More Energy To Wear Away The Earth. Generally, hills will be steep...
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Saranac Lake is a village located in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,041. The...
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AnswerIt just means that there is only so much of it. If it was infinite it would be limitless.Finite resource in other words can...
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Granite Uses: landscaping road base concrete aggregate fill stone facings monuments countertops wall tile sculpture floor tile...
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Both are formed from the crystallization of minerals caused by the cooling of magma. Intrusive igneous rocks cooled below the...
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The patient's own normal flora
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Radio Carbon dating has been used for many years, and the accuracy has been improved by new techniques and equipment- but the...
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The weather and plate tectonics.
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This is when a bit one tectonic plate breaks off and sticks to (accretes) to another plate. Here are some sentences. There is an...
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Duldrums are equitorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean which is characterised by calm atmosphere(air/winds).
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There is a black rock known as obsidian that is extruded from volcanoes. Obsidian is hard and brittle and that is why it...
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I believe its called a fault line.
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The gasses bubble out of the magma, sometimes explosively.
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Yes, diamond is brittle. Although it is extremely hard, diamond can shatter if struck with a heavy blow.
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Sedimentary rocks on the bottom of the oceans are younger because the ocean floor is constantly recycling itself. Oceanic plates...
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Granite is relatively non-porous due to the interlocking nature of the crystallized minerals which it contains.
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Aluminum.
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It took millions of years of erosion from the colorado river
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magma is created by melted rock from the section of the earth called mantle which lies underneath the crust.
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Transparent to translucent.
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No, in fact it is the opposite. The continental crust is thicker and less dense than the oceanic crust.
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No. Only the outer core is molten.
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The only thing that low, that is knon to man is your G.P.A Max!
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Limestone is primarily made of Calcium Carbonate which is a soluable in water and weak acid solutions. Anytime rainfall hits a...
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If it spews out into the air, it's a geyser. If it just comes out of the ground and flows into a small lake, it's a spring.
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An avalanche occurs when a mass of snow falls down a mountainside. That is because new snow (which is not wet) accumulates on a...
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It depends on where in the Rockies you are. New Mexico? Colorado? Wyoming? Montana and Idaho? There will also be the standard...
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Weathering is a process by which rocks and minerals are gradually broken down into smaller and smaller particles. Weathering of...
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