CH 5-8 Flashcards
The breaking down of rock
Weathering
Breaks rock into smaller pieces
Physical Weathering
Breakdown rock chemically
Chemical Weathering
Oxidation, Dissolution, and Hydrolysis
Types of Chemical Weathering
Iron minerals rust. Olivine, biotite, pyroxene, & amphibole
Oxidation
Minerals dissolve. Halite
& Calcite
Dissolution
Water reacts with a mineral to form a new mineral. Muscovite & feldspar.
Hydrolysis
Frost Wedging, Exfoliation, Root Wedging, and Salt Wedging
Types of Physical Weathering
Water in crack freezes and expands, thus widening crack
Frost Wedging
Pile of angular rock at base of cliff
Talus slope
Rock peels off in layers. Result of removal of pressure
Exfoliation
Plant roots grow in cracks, widening cracks
Root Wedging
Sate crystals grow in cracks, widens cracks or holes
Salt Wedging
Form from pre-existing rocks
Sedimantary Rocks
Appearance of minerals and formation of rock
Texture
Bedding, Cross Bedding, Graded Bedding, Ripple Marks, & Mud Cracks
Sedimentary Structures
Layers in the sedimentary rocks
Bedding
Tells us paleowind direction
Wind Wind
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Cross Bedding
Layers Based on Size. Tells us that water moved fast but slowed down.
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Graded Bedding
Gentle waves and/or gentle waves
Ripple Marks
Arid. Wet and then very dry.
Footprint
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Mud cracks
-When a new fault forms
-Movement on pre-existing fault
-When magma moves
Earthquakes happen
-Anywhere
-Most occur at plate boundaries
Where earthquakes happen
Move through the earth
Body Waves
3 Seismographs for same earthquake. Look for 3 intersecting.
How to find epicenter.
P-wave & S-wave
The 2 types of body waves
-Travels fastest
First
Compression wave
Move material same direction as wave travels
P-wave (Primary Wave)
-Second to arrive
-More shaking and damage
-Shear wave
-Solids only
S-wave (Secondary Wave)
Moves material perpendicular to direction of wave travel
Shear Wave
-Move only on the surface
-Slow
-Last to arrive
-Shaking ~LOTS~Most intense
-Most damage
-L-wave
Surface Waves
Measure of destruction of earthquake
Intensity
I-XII (1-12)
Can change with distance to epicenter
Mercalli Intensity Scale
Measure of size of earthquake
Magnitude
Based on s & p waves
Inaccurate for large earthquakes
Scale of 1-10
Richter Scale
More accurate for larger earthquakes
Based on energy released
Based on displacement (amount of movement of fault)
Based on size of rupture (size of piece that moved)
Rock type
Scale of 1-10
Movement Magnitude
Surface waves are most destructive
Shaking
Soft sediment (Sand, gravel, mud) increases amplitude on seismic waves
Amplification of seismic waves
Ground flows like a liquid. Buildings sink or tip over
Liquefaction
Falling rock
Landslides
Caused by broken gas lines
Fire