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- CANDU
- Canadian Deuterium Uranium Reactor; a type of nuclear reactor developed in Canada.
- Carbonation
- a form of chemical weathering in which weak carbonic acid converts minerals into carbonate or bicarbonate compounds
- Cenozoic era
- the last 65 million years, during which mammals have been the dominant life form. Cenozoic means modern life
- Chain reaction
- a reaction which, once started, continues through its own action; the splitting of uranium atoms releases neutrons that, in turn, continue the process causing other uranium atoms to split
- Chemical sedimentary rocks
- a large and varied group of rocks that form by a great variety of chemical processes, including organic processes
- Chemical weathering
- all forms of weathering that involve chemical changes within the rock or mineral matter, usually facilitated on earth by the presence of both heat and water
- Clay
- a sediment or rock composed of minerals from the clay group, a large and diverse group of minerals composed primarily of hydrous aluminosilicates, derived from the chemical weathering of other aluminosilicates
- Coal
- a name for a group of chemical sedimentary rocks produced from decayed plant matter in a swampy or bog environment. Varieties of coal include peat, lignite, bituminous, and anthracite
- Cobalt 60
- a radioactive isotope that acts as a source of gamma radiation; used in cancer therapy, diagnosis of diseases, analysis of tissue and sterilization of equipment
- Continental drift
- an idea proposed by German scientist Alfred Wegener, that continents at some time in the geologic past were entirely united as a single supercontinent called Pangaea. This supercontinent broke up and "drifted" across and through the ocean basins to their present locations
- Coolant
- liquid or gas used in the core of a nuclear reactor to remove the heat released during the fission process
- Cosmic rays
- radiation form sources outside the Earth's atmosphere, such as the sun
- Core
- 1. the part of the nuclear reactor where the fuel is converted into energy
2. the central part of the earth, probably composed of an alloy of nickel and iron
- Crystalline
- solidified in the form of crystals
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