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Mineral containing silicon & oxygen and usually one or more additional elementsSilicate
A rock formed or crystallized from a magmaIgneous
Parallel alignment of linear or platy minerals in a rockFoliation
Rock with a regular order of atomsCrystalline
Describes an igneous rock crystallized well below the earth’s surface; typically, coarse- grainedPlutonic
matter that has been deposited by some natural processSediment
mineral consisting of a single chemical elementnative elements
rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surfaceLava
molten rock in the earth's crustMagma
subduction zone or continental collision zoneConvergent plate boundary
A convergent plate boundary at oceanic lithosphere is being pushed beneath another plate into the asthenosphereSubduction zone
seafloor spreading ridges and continental rift zonesDivergent plate boundary
underwater mountain range, Magma spreading sea floor crating bands of normally & reversed Magnetic polaritymid-ocean ridge
A fault between offset segments of a spreading ridge, along which 2 plates move horizontally in opposite directions (San Andreas Fault)Transform fault
A fault with predominantly when plate horizontal displacementStrike-slip fault
Chain of volcanic islands formed parallel to a subduction zoneIsland arc
The solid, outermost zone of the earth, including the crust & a portion of the upper mantleLithosphere
Elements - Mineral - Rockelements
Size, Distance to Sun, Nearby presence to JupiterEarth hospitality
exponential growth rate7.8 Billion people on earth
118 elements Chemical Symbolperiodic table
Same Number on Periodic ChartAtoms and Protons
Naturally occurring, inorganic solids composed of 1 ot more chemical elements bonded togetherMinerals are:
Si & O silicon and Oxygen2 most common elements
Newly discovered & Highly radioactiveElements < 92
1) Chemical composition & 2) Crystal Structure2 Fundamental Characteristics of any mineral
Hardness, color, cleavage, fizzing w/ acid, streak, densityProperties to identify most minerals
SilicatesLargest General Group of minerals
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic3 Main types of Rock
Fast cooling - VolcanicFine Igneous Rock
Slow cooling - PlutonicCoarse Igneous Rock
Clastic , Chemical , OrganicSedimentary rocks formed from
formed by heat and/or pressureMetamorphic rock
Foliated and Non-foliated2 Categories of Metamorphic Rock
1 or 2 letter code for an elementChemical Symbols
6thAZ size rank in US
16thAZ population rank in US
Colorado River doesn't flow straightAZ Border is not straight - why?
Basin & Range , Central Mtn Region, CO Plateau3 Subdivisions of AZ
Boundary between Central Mtn Zone & CO PlateauMogollon Rim
Verde RiverRiver 30 miles North of Prescott
Palo Verde is West of PhxAZ Nuclear power plant
Salt, Little CO, Colorado, Verde, Gila, Bill Williams6 Rivers in AZ
Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Copper, Climate5 C's of AZ State Seal
Federal or State Land / PublicMajority of AZ Land
40 miles NW of center of AZPrescott Location
3 Seismic Stations & where the circles cross = EpicenterEQ Triangulation
Plate Boundary Subduction release / FaultsWhat causes EQs
Mercalli, Richter, MomentEQ Size Scales
1- 12 Roman Numeral & Felt Reportsmercalli scale
ConvergentPlate boundary that has truly Large EQ
Body - P & S , SurfaceSeismic Waves
Travel greater distances thru the earth's interiorBody Waves
HIllsides, Fires, TsunamisEQ Hazards
Location of next EQsSeismic Gaps
Cascadia & HaywardNext 2 most common US EQs
Foreschocks, Groundwater levels in wells, & Animal behaviorEQ Predictions?