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GEO1211: History Of Our Planet

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Decks in this class (16)

Birth Of The Earth
How old is the earth,
Why is the universe expanding,
What were the first two elements
11  cards
Human Evolution
What was the smallest homo,
When were the first stone tools d...,
When was the first human carving ...
6  cards
Random Quaternary Bits
Homo erectus is thought to have g...,
The last interglacial in britain ...,
What animals were found in britai...
25  cards
Northern Hemisphere
An ice sheet covered all of europ...,
When was the last glacial maximum,
How large was the ice sheet
15  cards
Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
Benefit and drawback of using oce...,
Chironomids are used as proxies for,
Pollen is used as a proxy for
14  cards
Introduction To The Quaternary
How long is the future predicted ...,
How long ago did the quaternary b...,
One complete precision cycle take...
12  cards
Descent Into Icehouse
Explain the himalayan uplift hypo...,
As you increase silicate weatheri...,
How is co2 reconstructed give 4 m...
9  cards
Turmoil In The Greenhouse
What is the reason for the carbon...,
How many petm cycles were there,
The destabilisation of methane hy...
8  cards
Extinction
What was the trigger for the end ...,
Name 3 changes in the earths syst...,
What animals rose to ecological p...
7  cards
Oxygen Regulation
What do mesozoic sediments say ab...,
Impact of anoxic oceans on oxygen...,
Phosphorus is a ____ nutrient
5  cards
Plants Cool The Planet
Which glaciation was caused by th...,
In which geological period did tr...,
First evidence of land plants in ...
12  cards
Snowball Earth Hypothesis
Describe the ice albedo feedback,
Geological evidence for snowball ...,
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12  cards
Rise Of Oxygen
What process causes the long term...,
Features of oxygenation state dur...,
What was the oxygenated state of ...
8  cards
Gaia Hypothesis and Faint Young Sun Puzzle
What did lovelock propose as a ge...,
What happens to the temperature o...,
3 arguments against the gaia hypo...
19  cards
Soild Earth Dyamics
What does the sea floor topograph...,
Explain how the magnetic north po...,
How is rock formation influenced ...
10  cards
Origins Of Life
How long ago was the formation of...,
Name of the mars embryo that coll...,
What process has meant that the m...
15  cards

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