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Semster Final

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How many electrons can be held in the innermost energy level of atoms? 2
How many electrons can an atom's second energy level hold? 8
Elements with a full outermost energy level are? Unlikely to combine with the inert elements
The identity of an element is defined by its number of? Protons
Minerals break along planes where atomic bonds are? Weak
4Fe + 3O2= 2Fe2O3 is an example of what process? Oxidation
pH scale is used to measure what? Acidity
Carbon dioxide + Water =? Carbonic Acid
Why is Sugar not a mineral? It comes from organic material
Identification tests for minerals are base on their? Physical and chemical properties
What test shows off its hardness? Moh's hardness scale
Minerals that break along jagged edges are said to have? Fracture
Why does Calcite bubble when it comes into contact with hydrochloric acid? The calcite releases CO2
Loadstone can pick up iron fillings. What property is this? Magnestism
Igneous rocks are strong because? Interlocking grain textures
Earth's continental crust is made up of mostly what? Granite
Earth's oceanic crust is made mostly of what? Basalt
Igneous rocks are associated with what? Volcanism
Rocks formed under extreme and pressure are classified as what? Metamorphic
Most common rock in Missouri is what? Sedimentary
Metal-rich quartz veins are formed at the end of what? Magma Crystalilzation
Diamonds formed under what? Extreme heat and pressure
What has the most influence on the development of soil? Climate
Organic Component of soil is known as? Sediment
Process by which rocks on or near Earth's surface break down and change is known as? Weathering
In what climate is physical wheathering most prominent? Dry and Cool
Things made up of limestone are greatly damaged most by? Acid Preciptation
Removal and transportation of earth materials from one location to another is called? Erosion
Mississippi River delta is a formation of? Deposition of sediment
Rapid downslope movement of a thin sheet of earth materials is? landslide
Mass movements associated with accumulations of snow is called? Avalanche
Large area of flat scratched land near a mixture of unsorted smaller rocks forming a hill, most likely indicates what? Glacial movement
What does a tributary have in a stream system? Its own watershed
When does a stream stop the process of down-cutting? When it reaches the base level
What the expression for dissolved material in stream water? Parts per million
Carry capacity depends on what? Velocity and amount of water in the stream
A lake created by people for storing water is called what? Resvouir
What DOES NOT contribute to maintaining a lake's water supply? Water from direct precipitation, underground sources, and runof
Successional process that begins with the addition of nutrients and ends with the filling in of a lake Eutrophication
Groundwater is found where? Aquifer
Amount of groundwater and how it moves is determined mostly by? Porosity and permeablity of underground materials
Unconfined aquifers are most susceptiable to? Pollution
Sinkholes, springs, and caves are common in? Karst Topography
In order for caves to form in limestone, there must be? Groundwater going through cracks and joints of limestone
Depth below Earth's surface at which groundwater completely fills all the pores of a material? Zone of Saturation
Ability of a material to let water pass through it? Permeability
Upper boundary of the zone of saturation? Water table
Permeable layers through which groundwater flows? Aquifer
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