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What are rocks made from?
What are rocks made from?
- Solid chemical compounds that occur naturally on Earth (correct)
- Interlocking metal crystals
- Liquids and gases
- Broken fragments of plastic
How are some rocks made up from broken fragments or grains of older rocks and minerals?
How are some rocks made up from broken fragments or grains of older rocks and minerals?
- Melted and reformed
- Blown apart by wind
- Cemented together (correct)
- Compressed into a liquid state
What happens to rocks over thousands and millions of years?
What happens to rocks over thousands and millions of years?
- They shrink in size
- They are broken down, moved around, and deposited in different places (correct)
- They remain unchanged forever
- They turn into liquid
What is the name for the process where rocks on the Earth’s surface are broken down into smaller pieces by water, ice, wind, plants, and animals?
What is the name for the process where rocks on the Earth’s surface are broken down into smaller pieces by water, ice, wind, plants, and animals?
What are the broken up pieces of rocks called?
What are the broken up pieces of rocks called?
What are sedimentary rocks made up of?
What are sedimentary rocks made up of?
What is a rock called if it allows water, air, or oil to flow through it?
What is a rock called if it allows water, air, or oil to flow through it?
What is the name for rocks that have been changed over time?
What is the name for rocks that have been changed over time?
What is molten rock called when it is below the surface of the Earth?
What is molten rock called when it is below the surface of the Earth?
What can Sedimentary rocks contain that become trapped in the sediment before it becomes a rock?
What can Sedimentary rocks contain that become trapped in the sediment before it becomes a rock?
What is the primary role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?
What is the primary role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?
Which pigment absorbs energy that chlorophyll a does not absorb in photosynthetic organisms?
Which pigment absorbs energy that chlorophyll a does not absorb in photosynthetic organisms?
What is the source of oxygen formation during photosynthesis?
What is the source of oxygen formation during photosynthesis?
What is the function of accessory pigments in photosynthesis?
What is the function of accessory pigments in photosynthesis?
What type of energy does chlorophyll a absorb primarily?
What type of energy does chlorophyll a absorb primarily?
What links the lipid-soluble hydrocarbon tail and the hydrophilic head of chlorophyll molecules?
What links the lipid-soluble hydrocarbon tail and the hydrophilic head of chlorophyll molecules?
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What are rocks made of?
What are rocks made of?
Solid chemical compounds that occur naturally on Earth.
How are some rocks formed?
How are some rocks formed?
Rocks made up of broken fragments or grains of older rocks and minerals cemented together.
What happens to rocks over long periods?
What happens to rocks over long periods?
Broken down, moved around, and deposited in different places.
What is weathering?
What is weathering?
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What is sediment?
What is sediment?
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What are sedimentary rocks made of?
What are sedimentary rocks made of?
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What is a permeable rock?
What is a permeable rock?
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What are metamorphic rocks?
What are metamorphic rocks?
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What is magma?
What is magma?
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Chlorophyll's primary role?
Chlorophyll's primary role?
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Chlorophyll b function?
Chlorophyll b function?
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Oxygen source in photosynthesis?
Oxygen source in photosynthesis?
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Accessory pigments' job?
Accessory pigments' job?
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Chlorophyll a absorbs?
Chlorophyll a absorbs?
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Chlorophyll Link?
Chlorophyll Link?
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Sedimentary rock content?
Sedimentary rock content?
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