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GLGY 209

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By: Jenna Kardal
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Decks in this class (13)

Week 1, Chpt 1-2
What is geology 1,
What does it mean when we say the...,
In the simplest terms the earth i...
33  cards
Week 2, Interlude D, Chpt 11
Continental crust typically ___ i...,
Where do rocks act brittle 2,
What causes earth s magnetic field 3
15  cards
Week 3, Chpt 8, 9
How old is the earth 1,
The oldest ocean crust is ____ ye...,
What kind of seismic wave can tra...
25  cards
Week 4, Chpt 5
Horizontal compression drives 1,
Horizontal tension drives 2,
Stress is when 3
31  cards
Earth Biography
There were 4 eons what are they i...,
What happened during the hadean e...,
What happened during the archean ...
9  cards
Week 5, Chpt 3, 4
Directivity 1,
What can really hard shaking be d...,
Precursors to earthquakes 3
26  cards
Week 6, Chpt 6, 7
Rocks that form at or near the su...,
4 classes of sedimentary rocks 2,
Metamorphic rock 3
26  cards
Week 8
4 types of sedimentary rocks 1,
What can create sedimentary rocks 2,
Sedimentary rocks are classified ...
39  cards
Week 9, Interlude E, Chpt 10, 12
Life first appeared on earth how ...,
Radioactive decay progresses alon...,
Isotope that undergoes radioactiv...
31  cards
Week 10
Index fossils are 1,
Types of fossilization 2,
Trace fossils 3
12  cards
Week 11
Streams 1,
Hydrologic cycle 2,
Tributary 3
33  cards
Week 12
___ circulation results in a glob...,
Predictable daily changes in ocea...,
We have __ tidal bulges and high ...
14  cards
Week 13/14
2 settings for hot springs and ge...,
Groundwater problems 2,
Contamination plume 3
37  cards

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