What is the most abundant mineral group?       

The San Andreas Fault is a transform fault

Hess’s original hypothesis was that sea-floor spreading is driven by deep mantle ____. 

The product of the breakdown of surface rocks by weathering and erosion is __. 

When seawater evaporates, its sodium and chlorine are electronically attracted to one another and crystallize into ___.       

Sedimentary rock that becomes deeply buried may be transformed by heat and pressure into _______ rock.  

Using the analogy of stairs versus a ramp explain the concept of quantized energy required for electrons to move to higher energy levels.              (3 marks)

isotopes are atoms:

The development of synthetic polymers, such as plastics, has made the development of a wide variety of products possible. Unfortunately, our use of large amounts of plastics has negative impacts on our environment. Describe one negative impact our use of plastics has had on the environment.   (2 marks)

It is important to handle and store organic compounds, such as ethers, carefully because: