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GLGY201 Principles of Geoscience

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Decks in this class (20)

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior
Outer to inner layers of earth,
What are earthquakes caused by,
How is the energy of earthquakes ...
37  cards
Minerals
Mineral characteristics,
Minerals are identified by,
Earth minerals
24  cards
Rocks
The three rock types are,
Most igneous minerals crystallize...,
Some sedimentary minerals come from
6  cards
Magma
Where does lava come from,
The lithosphere does not float on...,
The mantle melts when
14  cards
Igneous Rocks
The rate of cooling affects the t...,
Texture in igneous rocks describes,
Common igneous textures
22  cards
Volcanoes
What is a volcano,
Good evidence that hawaii is situ...,
Magma and lava can be
25  cards
Sediments
What is a sediment,
Where do we find sediment free su...,
How do sediments form
22  cards
Deposited Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
What features can deposited sedim...,
Primary sedimentary structures,
A graded bed is a special type of
25  cards
Metamorphic Rocks
What are metamorphic rocks,
What causes metamorphism,
Over which temperatures and press...
37  cards
Dating and Time
How old are rocks and fossils,
Radiometric dating,
What are the seven stratigraphic ...
20  cards
Fossils
What is a fossil,
What are the two types of fossils,
An organism may become a fossil o...
13  cards
Evolution
Both darwin and wallace observed,
Darwin s theory of evolution,
Genetic basis of evolution
25  cards
Landforms
What is a landform,
Positive landforms,
Negative landforms
33  cards
Surface Water
Water covers 71 of earth s surfac...,
Top 3 countries with surface water,
Water use in canada
35  cards
Groundwater
Estimated that there is 3000x mor...,
Groundwater is our most important,
About 30 of the canadian pop depe...
40  cards
Deserts and Wind
What is a desert,
Life support in a desert,
Temperature in a desert
46  cards
Glaciers
What is a glacier,
Ice age,
How do glaciers form
55  cards
Mass Wasting
Mass movement wasting is,
Mass movements are costly natural...,
Mass movements are important to t...
37  cards
Crustal Deformation and Structural Geology
Mountains,
Orogenesis involves,
Orogenic belts
53  cards
Earthquakes
What causes earthquakes,
How do earthquake location relate...,
Several types of earthquake hazards
28  cards

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