Sentences with phrase «inert rock»

Results like these belie the moon's image as an inert rock, Colaprete says.

For instance, water ice plays the role of relatively inert rock or dirt on Pluto because it's usually too cold to change form into liquid or vapor.

Things we thought were inert rocks were really powerful energy sources.

There are, of course, some inert rocks that are almost always safe.

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Basalt rocks like these can trap CO2 gas and convert it into an inert mineral.

First, the rocks would be placed inside a sealed container filled with pressurized nitrogen, an inert gas that prevents chemical activity.

The team dated the water using the radioactive decay of elements in the rocks to inert gases.