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Weathering & Erosion

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Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals. Chapter 14. Core Case Study: Environmental Effects of Gold Mining . Gold producers South Africa Australia United States Canada Cyanide heap leaching Extremely toxic to birds and mammals 2000: Collapse of a dam retaining a cyanide leach pond

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The Geosphere

The Geosphere. The Geosphere. The Geosphere is all the rocks , minerals , soils and lanforms of the planet , including all the internal structure of the planet .

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Weathering

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Constructive and Destructive Forces

Constructive and Destructive Forces. Constructive Forces Identify surface features caused by destructive forces. Construct means to build up. Forces that build up features on the surface of the Earth. Sediment (Deltas, sand dunes, etc.) Volcanoes (makes Islands) Tectonic Plates (Mountains)

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Weathering

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KS3 Chemistry

KS3 Chemistry. 8G Rocks and Weathering. Contents. 8G Rocks and Weathering. Physical weathering. Biological weathering. Chemical weathering. After weathering. Summary activities. Rocks and weathering. Why are rocks all different shapes and sizes?.

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Lecture notes and reading

Lecture notes and reading. Lecture notes All OHPs available via the web. http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_sgg/personal/jw9link/jwteach/index.html Key Reading; Weathering and Soils lectures Briggs, D. et. al., 1997. Fundamentals of the Physical Environment, pp 211-233, 322-337 and 338-359.

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A Living Planet Chapter 2

A Living Planet Chapter 2. Inside the Earth Inner Core- solid metallic center Outer core - melted iron/ nickle hotter than mantle Mantle - Thick layer of hot rock/ about 1800 miles thick Magma - molten rock from the mantle. Will rise through crust.

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The Rock Cycle

The Rock Cycle. Thinking about relationships among the major rock groups. Major Rock Groups. Igneous Formed from a magma (molten rock) either erupting onto the surface or being held below the surface and cooling. Sedimentary

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Weathering

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Introduction to Weathering and Erosion

Introduction to Weathering and Erosion. Weathering and Erosion. Weathering = change the appearance of something through long exposure of air/water/nature Erosion = removing pieces of rocks and transporting them to another by wind and water. Types of Weathering. Physical Biological Chemical.

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Weathering Project

Weathering Project. By: Joe Heitmeier. Biological Weathering: Cracked Garage Concrete. This is b iological weathering because it was cracked by a car driven by a human. Physical Weathering: Weeds in Sidewalks.

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Weathering

Weathering . By Noah Fehr. Biological weathering is when lynches grow on a rock and eats it a way slowly. . Salt wedging is when water mixed with water gets into a rock and dissolves the inside. . Physical weathering is when rain gets into a rock then freezes.

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Soil and Factors of Soil Formation

Soil and Factors of Soil Formation. By Falah Fakhri Post-doctoral Scholar falah.fakhri@utu.fi https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Falah_Fakhri https://falahfakhri.wordpress.com https://twitter.com/FALAHFAKHRI https://www.youtube.com/my_videos?o=U

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The Oxygen Cycle

1.4 x10^18 kg. The Oxygen Cycle. 1.6 x10^16 kg. Kevin Kwong and John Solder. 2.9 x10^20 kg. 9. 6 x10 ^ 9 kg . Modified from http :// ilc.royalsaskmuseum.ca /ilc6/pages/62b/63e/pf63ep2p1.htm. Fluxes and Residence. Hydrosphere Calculation.

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