geology 121

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1: introduction to Geology
The biosphere includes,
The atmosphere is a,
The oceans make up
35  cards
2: plate tectonics
Who outlined the continental drif...,
What idea did the continental dri...,
Oceanic crust is composed of
23  cards
3: matter and minerals
Naturally occurring masses of min...,
The building blocks of rocks,
The formal study of minerals
27  cards
4: igneous rocks and intrusive activity
Magma is,
Lava,
Igneous rocks are primarily compo...
10  cards
5: volcanoes and volcanic hazards
The two factors that determine th...,
Volcanoes erupt,
Rough
29  cards
6: weathering and soils
The disintegration and decomposit...,
Rocks that break because of physi...,
Rocks that break dude to reaction...
6  cards
7: sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary rocks are concentrate...,
Rocks that contain fossils,
Clastic sedimentary rocks are ide...
7  cards
8: metamorphism and metamorphic rocks
Rocks subjected to elevated tempe...,
What describe the intensity of me...,
Heat pressure differential stress...
15  cards
9: geologic time
Gaps in the geologic record,
What puts events in proper order ...,
Matching exposures of rocks that ...
9  cards
10: crustal deformation
Structures that form by rock defo...,
Compressional tensional shear,
A rocks strength is its ability t...
8  cards
11: earthquakes and earthquake hazards
The sudden movement of large bloc...,
The location where the rock begin...,
During an earthquake _____ waves ...
11  cards
12: earth's interior
Mantle derived magmas that have a...,
The upper mantle is mainly compri...,
What crust easily subducts
9  cards
13: origin and evolution of ocean floor
The measurement of ocean depths a...,
Transition zones between continen...,
The deep ocean basin makes up _ o...
8  cards
16: running water
The land are that contributed wat...,
A steep walled notch in a ridge t...,
The flow of water in a stream can be
16  cards
17: groundwater
Water store below earths surface,
The largest reservoir of fresh wa...,
The quantity of water that can be...
10  cards
18: glaciers and glaciation
A thick mass of ice originating o...,
Large masses of ice,
Glaciers that flow down mountain ...
12  cards
19: deserts and wind
Dry climates cover about _ of ear...,
In dry lands rock weathering is g...,
The channels are carved largely b...
9  cards
20: shorelines
The transition zone between marin...,
A boundary where land sea and air...,
Occurs because a wave travels mor...
13  cards

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