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Chapter 12: The Dynamic Planet Flashcards

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Magnetic Declination

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The angular distance in degrees between the direction of the compass needle and the line of longitude.

Constantly on the move.

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True North

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north according to the earth’s axis, not magnetic north.

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Grid North

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direction northwards along the grid lines of a map projection

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Geomorphology

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The science that analyzes and describes the:

  • origin
  • evolution
  • form
  • classification
  • spatial distribution
    .
    of landforms.
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Geomorphology

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The science that analyzes and describes the:

  • origin
  • evolution
  • form
  • classification
  • spatial distribution

of landforms.

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Origin of Earth’s Magnetic field

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principally generated by motions in the fluid material of the outer core

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Origin of Earth’s Magnetic field

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principally generated by motions in the fluid material of the outer core

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Uniformitarianism

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  • A n assumption that physical processes on Earth
  • are operating at the same pace
  • and intensity
  • that has characterized them
  • throughout geologic time
  • “the present is the key to the past”
  • (Hutton and Lyell)
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geological time scale broken down by

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  • Eons
  • Eras
  • Periods
  • Epochs
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Core

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  • deepest inner portion of the Earth
  • 1/3 of entire mass
  • Inner Core
  • Outer Core
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Inner Core

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  • Solid-Iron
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Outer Core

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  • Metallic-Iron outer core
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Lithosphere

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  • Crust and Upper Mantle

- 70km down

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Asthenosphere

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  • Region of the mantle just below the lithosphere

- the part of the mantle which is not solid. it’s a semi liquid

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Driving force behind plate motion

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  • Convection currents in the mantle

- drags the underside of the Earth’s lithospheric plates

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Rock

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  • Assemblage of minerals bound together, or sometimes a mass of a single mineral
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Types of Rock

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  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
  • Sedimentary
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Igneous Rock

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  • has solidified and crystallized from hot molten state (magma/lava)
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Magma

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Molten rock deep inside the Earth

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Lava

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Molten rock at or near the Earth’s surface

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Intrusive igneous rock

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Rock that solidifies and crystallizes below the surface (granite)

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Extrusive Igneous rock

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Rock that solidifies and crystallizes as it extrudes onto the surface (basalt)

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Rate of cooling and crystalline texture of a rock

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Faster cooling of magma/lava creates finer grained rocks like basalt.

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Sedimentary Rock

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Formed from the:

  • compaction
  • cementation
  • hardening

of sediments derived from other rocks

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Heat energy inside the earth is caused by:
- kinetic energy (from movement in the Earth's interior) - Decay of radioactive elements (in the Earth's interior) - Pressure: The weight of rock on top exerting pressure towards the core
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Metamorphic Rock
- made from existing igneous and sedimentary rock that has undergone profound physical and chemical changes under increased pressure and temperature - generally more compact than original rock (harder, more resistant to weathering and erosion)
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Lithification
The: - compaction - cementation - hardening of sediments into sedimentary rock
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Processes that can cause metamorphism
1. Heating 2. Pressure 3. Heating AND Pressure 4. Compression and shear
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Processes that can cause metamorphism
1. Heating 2. Pressure 3. Heating AND Pressure 4. Compression and shear
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Continental Cust
- Lighter in colour (rarely contains anything black) - thicker, 25 km - LESS DENSE - Makes up all land masses
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Continental Crust
- Lighter in colour (rarely contains anything black) - thicker, 25 km - LESS DENSE - Makes up all land masses
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Erosion
The way in which sediment is set in motion
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Transport
The way in which sediment moves once it is in motion
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Deposition
The way in which sediment stops moving
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Precipitation
The creation of new mineral crystals from elements in solution
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Plate Motion process
- hot, semi-liquid rock rises upward - as it reaches surface, it cools and stops rising - it is pushed sideways by more rock - eventually sinks because of increased density - grabs hold of underside of the crust and drags it along with it
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Continental Plate VS Oceanic PLate
- subduction zone forms - heavier oceanic crust is subjected or pushed beneath lighter continental crust - magma forms above the subducted plate and erupts through the continetal plate - forms: volcanic mountains, thick mountain belt, volcanism - west coast canada
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Oceanic vs. Oceanic PLate
- One plate gets subducted - The one that is not subducted produces a mountain - causes deep sea trenches, volcanism, and island arc -
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Island arc
Chain of mountainous volcanic islands that form on the non-subducted plate (oceanic vs. oceanic )
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Continental vs. Continental
- No subduction - No melting - No volcanism - At collision zone there is fold, fault and lift of the crust - creation of huge mountain ranges (Himalayas, Everest)
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Hot Spot
An area of increased heat flow at the Earth's surface, often resulting in volcanism. - does NOT occur at plate margins - places where plumes of magma rise from mantle, producing volcanic activity as well as thermal effects in the groundwater and crust (cource of geothermal energy)
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Subduction Zone
Area where two plates of crust collide and where denser oceanic crust dives beneath less dense continental plate, forming deep oceanic trenches and seismically active regions
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Basalt makes up ___% of the Earth's surface
71% (the bulk of the ocean floor) - actively forming in Hawaii
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IF cooling is so rapid that crystals cannot form, what is the result?
glassy rock such as obsidia or volcanic glass. or pumic
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