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APSC 151 - Geological Engineering

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Weathering + Erosion
What is weathering,
Mass wasting,
What is erosion
10  cards
Volcanoes
State and describe the three type...,
Volcanic risk depends on _____ an...,
What are the 3 types of lava flows
5  cards
Minerals
What is the general process of mi...,
What are the five points of the d...,
What are some examples of mineral...
9  cards
Geohazards + Sources
Name for the four spheres and sev...,
Engineers use a _____ _____ to as...,
Name a few methods of geohazard l...
10  cards
Earth Dynamics
Alfred wegener proposed that ____...,
Describe the characteristics of e...,
The breaking of the supercontinen...
8  cards
Igneous Rocks
Describe extrusive and intrusive ...,
What are some intrusive igneous f...,
What are the three distinct compo...
6  cards
Week 12: Risk Pt. 4, SDGs, Circular Economy
What are the 3 rs and which two r...,
What are some ways we could reduc...,
What is an example of businesses ...
14  cards
Week 11: Risk Pt. 1, Risk Pt. 2, Risk Pt. 3
Where does risk stem from,
What are the 3 types of events of...,
Define the human source of uncert...
14  cards
Week 10: Resource Extraction, Mining Project Life Cycle, Stakeholders
What is alloying,
_______ society is built on _______,
Every american baby born will nee...
19  cards
Week 9: Alternative Energy, Beyond Fossil Fuels, Mineral Resources
What is deep decarbonization,
What is electrification and what ...,
What was the name of the first ev...
36  cards
Week 8: Groundwater, Non-renewable Energy, Geophysical Exploration
Groundwater consists of ___ of th...,
What is the water table,
Define zone of aeration zone of s...
32  cards
Week 7: Hazard & Risk (brief), Geotech, TUNNELLING
Risk _____ x _____,
What are some ways engineers have...,
Equation for the weight of a rock...
24  cards
Week 6: Engineering Practice, Properties, Natural Hazards
What does one need to have to bec...,
What is the responsibility of the...,
List five examples of physical pr...
32  cards
Week 5: Glaciation, Earth Structures, Solar System Geology
What is the equation for compress...,
Where do oceanic mafic lava flows...,
What is the difference between co...
48  cards
Week 1: Sustainable Engineering, Geological Timescale, GeoRisk
When was the hadeon eon and what ...,
The _____ eons consists of the ha...,
The most recent eon is the ______...
19  cards

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