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Geology

This class was created by Brainscape user Nazrieth Yordanos. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Nazrieth Yordanos
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Intro to Geology
List of _________ in geology 1,
Scientific ____________ 2,
Nebular hypothesis is our scienti...
16  cards
Plate Tectonics Pt 1
Plate tectonics a revolution to g...,
Alfred wegener 1880 1930 ________...,
Evidence of plate tectonics 3
10  cards
Plate Tectonics Pt 2
Earth crust 12 major plates 12 mi...,
When you feel an ________________...,
Pangaea 200 million years ago lat...
12  cards
Plate Tectonics Pt 3
Plates move anywhere from __ to 8...,
Rates of seafloor spreading veloc...,
Measurement of _______ tectonic m...
11  cards
Week Two Part 1 Earthquake
Place where earthquake starts is ...,
If earthquake moves the earths su...,
Joints look like faults but they ...
7  cards
Week Two Part 2 Earthquake
Dip slip faults normal faults ___...,
Seismometer device that measures ...,
Earthquake scales modified mercal...
13  cards
Week Three
Earth crust is made up of differe...,
Earth s crust is made up of igneo...,
Igneous comes from the latin word...
23  cards
Week Three Pt2 Igneous Rock
Obsidian forms from very very rap...,
Pumice rock volcanic ________ tha...,
Diorite rock igneous intrusive ro...
10  cards
Pt 1 Weathering & Erosion
2 main types of weathering 1,
Spines hoodoos at bryce national ...,
Weathering is ________ efficient ...
25  cards
Pt 2 Weathering & Erosion
Transportation agents winds _____...,
Deposition occurs anywhere there ...,
Lithification making rock 3
16  cards
Quiz 1
Continental crust doesn t subduct...,
Our idea about how the solar ____...,
An example of a _________________...
11  cards
Quiz 2
Which of the following is true ab...,
Which of the following regulates ...,
The scale most often used to meas...
15  cards
Quiz 3
The point in the earth where an e...,
Gabbro _______ are mafic they are...,
Which of the following prohibits ...
14  cards
Pt 1 Sedimentary Rocks
Diagenesis everything that happen...,
Compaction sediment is squeezed t...,
Cementation chemical precipitate ...
37  cards
Pt 1 Geologic Time
Geological time started with nico...,
Relative dating just puts events ...,
Absolute dating provides a numeri...
19  cards
Glaciers- Unofficial
0  cards

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