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Decks in this class (22)

Beginnings of earth
What is our current understanding...,
How do you get info for planet ag...,
How and when did earth form 3
6  cards
Structure of earth
What is our current understanding...,
What material can provide informa...,
What are the layers of earth 2
10  cards
Absolute dating
How do we date geological materia...,
What is half life of uranium 238 2,
What assumptions are made in radi...
9  cards
Plate tectonics
Why is the earth s surface consta...,
Who were the scientists primarily 2,
What are the parts of pangea 3
19  cards
Earthquakes
What is an earthquake 1,
Where do most earthquakes occur w...,
What is a fault 3
18  cards
Relative Dating
Relative dating vs absolute dating 1,
What different diagnostic methods...,
What are the 4 major eons and the...
12  cards
Geological structures
Why do rocks fold and fault defin...,
How do rocks respond to stress 2,
Types of stress 3
15  cards
Glaciers
What factors affect rates of glac...,
How does glacial ice move at diff...,
What is basal sliding 3
22  cards
periglacial environments
What is permafrost 1,
Types of permafrost 2,
What are some types of ground ice...
5  cards
Groundwater
Connection between glacial deposi...,
What is sufficient amount of wate...,
What is the 6th sustainable devel...
18  cards
More things that I missed
Steps of water movement through t...,
What is oak ridges moraine 2,
What do ogives show 3
6  cards
Rivers and floods
What are the types of rivers and ...,
What is river cross section vs lo...,
Where does sed erosion and deposi...
19  cards
Coastal env
How do waves form what are they 1,
What are breakers 2,
What is wave base 3
19  cards
Slumping and sliding
What is mass movt 1,
The types of mass movt slumps and...,
What are the subtypes flow the ty...
9  cards
Shoreline erosion
What are the major process in coa...,
When are beaches most susceptible...,
In what directions do dunes on be...
7  cards
Volcanoes
Volcanic erupton def 1,
Areas of modern volcanism 2,
What is phreatic explosion 3
19  cards
Sediment movt
How do seds become sedimentary ro...,
Types of sedimentary rocks 2,
How do seds move 3
12  cards
Sustainable energies
Primary vs secondary energy 1,
Where does oil and gas come from 2,
What 2 types of underground traps...
10  cards
Rocks and minerals
What are criteria used to id mine...,
What does texture mean for igneou...,
What is a minerla 3
27  cards
Geology of canada
What are the main geological buil...,
Where can we find dinos in canada 2,
How did the canadian rockies form 3
27  cards
GIS
What is gis what does it stand for 1,
What are the 3 subsystem of gis w...,
What is code red 3
4  cards
Geology of health
What geologic processes are 1,
What are exposure pathways for pp...,
What tools can be used to 3
6  cards

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