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Decks in this class (17)

Dynamic Interior L1
What is a sedimentary rock 1,
What temperatures are sedimentary...,
What is a metamorphic rock 3
18  cards
Dynamic Interior L2
What is a mineral 1,
Where does diamond rank on the mo...,
Where does quartz rank on the moh...
23  cards
Dynamic Interior L3
What is a mafic mineral 1,
What is a felsic mineral 2,
How thick do thin sections have t...
21  cards
Dynamic Surface L1
What is sediment 1,
What is an example of sediment 2,
What is a sedimentary rock 3
41  cards
Dynamic Surface L2
What leads to the formation of po...,
What can soft sediment be modifie...,
What are the two scales of post d...
35  cards
Dynamic Surface L3
Where are production and transpor...,
What is weathering 2,
What is the regolith 3
37  cards
Dynamic Surface L4
How are non clastic limestones pr...,
Where are limestones generally pr...,
What is the reversible carbonate ...
56  cards
Dynamic Surface L5
What are the 6 major controls on ...,
How does geotectonics affect carb...,
At what latitudes do we see the m...
21  cards
Dynamic Surface L6
What is a reef 1,
Are all reefs built by corals how...,
What is the geological time scale...
45  cards
Fold terminology (Geological Maps and Structures)
What is the hinge zone 1,
What are limbs 2,
What is a hinge hinge line 3
38  cards
Geological Maps and Structures L4
What are folds 1,
What is primary deformation 2,
What is secondary deformation 3
73  cards
Geological Maps and Structures L5
What is a true fold profile 1,
What is a true profile horizontal...,
The more _______ a section is to ...
4  cards
Dynamic Surface L7
What is a scree 1,
What are 4 types of mass transpor...,
What is a rock slide 3
57  cards
Dynamic Surface L8
What are the 3 functions of fluvi...,
What do fluvial deposits record 2,
What happens to flow velocity and...
38  cards
Dynamic Surface L9
What is a delta 1,
Deltas are progradational what do...,
In which direction do deltas coar...
24  cards
Dynamic Surface L10
0  cards
Dynamic Surface L12
What is the snowline 1,
What is the main effect on snowli...,
What is snow s crystal structure 3
40  cards

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