GLGY 209 Flashcards

Decks in this Class (13):

• Week 1 Chpt 1 2

  Week 1, Chpt 1-2

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  what is geology,

  what does it mean when we say the sur...,

  in the simplest terms the earth is co...
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• Week 2 Interlude D Chpt 11

  Week 2, Interlude D, Chpt 11

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  continental crust typically ____ is _...,

  where do rocks act brittle,

  what causes earths magnetic field
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• Week 3 Chpt 8 9

  Week 3, Chpt 8, 9

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  how old is the earth,

  the oldest ocean crust is ____ years old,

  what kind of seismic wave can travel ...
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• Week 4 Chpt 5

  Week 4, Chpt 5

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  horizontal compression drives,

  horizontal tension drives,

  stress is when
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• Earth Biography

  Earth Biography

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  there were 4 eons what are they in order,

  what happened during the hadean eon,

  what happened during the archean eon
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• Week 5 Chpt 3 4

  Week 5, Chpt 3, 4

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  directivity,

  what can really hard shaking be due to,

  precursors to earthquakes
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• Week 6 Chpt 6 7

  Week 6, Chpt 6, 7

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  rocks that form at or near the surfac...,

  4 classes of sedimentary rocks,

  metamorphic rock
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• Week 8

  Week 8

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  4 types of sedimentary rocks,

  what can create sedimentary rocks,

  sedimentary rocks are classified base...
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• Week 9 Interlude E Chpt 10 12

  Week 9, Interlude E, Chpt 10, 12

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  life first appeared on earth how many...,

  radioactive decay progresses along a ...,

  isotope that undergoes radioactive decay
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• Week 10

  Week 10

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  index fossils are,

  types of fossilization,

  trace fossils
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• Week 11

  Week 11

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  streams,

  hydrologic cycle,

  tributary
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• Week 12

  Week 12

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  ____ circulation results in a global ...,

  predictable daily changes in ocean he...,

  we have ___ tidal bulges and high tid...
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• Week 13 14

  Week 13/14

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  2 settings for hot springs and geysers,

  groundwater problems,

  contamination plume
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