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Geology 1090 Final

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geocentric model of earth   all celestial bodies revolve around earth  
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heliocentric model of earth   sun is center; earth rotates on axis around sun  
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doppler effect   approaching object has higher pitch than when it is moving away; sound waves "chasing it"; light moving toward viewer is compressed (blue), moving away is expanded (red); universe is all red  
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formation of light elements by fusion   hydrogen formed, then bonded to create light elements  
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formation of heavy elements in supernovae   mass compacted & rotated; heated up; h2 fused to helium; becomes giant; heavy elements created  
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magnetic field   distorted by solar winds  
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inclination   curving magnetic field lines cause compass to tilt toward or away from Earth's surface  
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declination   difference between magnetic north and true north  
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atmosphere composition   78% oxygen; 20% oxygen; 1% other gases  
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pressure changes in atmosphere   molecules denser at base; pressure decrease upward  
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crust: (c/p, composition, thickness)   chemical layer; oceanic: 70% silicon, ~35 km; continental: 50& oxygen, ~7 km;  
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mantle: (c/p, composition, thickness)   chemical layer; high iron and magnesium; ~2900 km  
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core: (c/p, composition, thickness)   chemical layer; high iron and nickel; ~6371 km  
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lithosphere: (c/p, state, thickness)   physical layer; solid; ~100 km  
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asthenosphere: (c/p, state, thickness)   physical layer; plastic; ~350 km  
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mesosphere: (c/p, state, thickness)   physical layer; solid; ~2900 km  
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outer core: (c/p, state)   physical layer; liquid  
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inner core: (c/p, state, thickness)   physical layer; solid; ~5150 km  
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order of chemical layers   crust -> mantle -> core  
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order of physical layers   lithosphere -> asthenosphere -> mesosphere -> outer core -> inner core  
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Wegener: fit of continents   continents all fit together  
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Wegener: glacial evidence   distribution of Permian glacial deposits and striations fit together in region that used to occupy polar South cap  
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Wegener: fossil evidence   fossil evidence occurs all across southern continents  
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Wegener: mountain belt evidence   distinctive belts of rock match up when Atlantic removed  
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Wegener: paleoclimate evidence   rocks preserve evidence of climate belts; belts align in sensible manner when Pangaea is together  
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mineral   naturally occurring, mostly inorganic crystalline solids formed by geologic processes and with a definite chemical composition  
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silica tetrahedral   building block of silicate minerals  
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bowen's reaction series   OPAB CR--SR (OMQ)  
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aphanitic   small crystals, cool fast  
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phaneritic   big crystals, cool slow  
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pyroclastic   bits and pieces  
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glass   cool so fast no crystals form  
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vesicular   gases migrate and leave bubble trains  
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felsic   high silica, lighter  
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mafic   magnesium/iron, darker  
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decompressional melting   a hot rock at high pressure moved to a shallower crustal level the decrease in pressure may cause rock to melt  
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clastic class   loose rock fragments cemented together  
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biochemical class   cemented shells and organisms  
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chemical class   minerals the crystallize directly from water  
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organic   carbon-rich remains of organisms  
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grain size   as transport distance increases, size decreases  
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sorting of sedimentary   better sorted, transport longer  
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grain shape   more spherical, transport longer  
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asymmetric ripples   flow in one direction  
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symmetrical ripples   back and forth swash; occur near shores  
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mudcracks   indicate alternate wet and dry conditions  
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burial metamorphism   deep burial in a basin  
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dynamic metamorphism   shearing in a fault zone  
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regional metamorphism   P and T change due to structural deformation  
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hydrothermal metamorphism   alteration by hot water  
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subduction metamorphism   P and T alteration  
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shock   extreme P from an impact  
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elastic rebound   stress build up and cause rock adjacent to fault to ben elastically until slip occurs  
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moment magnitude scale   most accurate; measures: amount of slip, length of fault that slips, strength of rock that slips  
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richter scale   measures amplitude of largest wave 100 km from epicenter  
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mercalli intensity scale   assess damage and perceptions  
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peaceful volcanoes (chemistry, viscosity, gas content)   basaltic -50% SiO2; low viscosity; low gas  
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middle explosive volcanoes (chemistry, viscosity, gas content)   andesitic -60% SiO2; intermediate viscosity & gas  
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very explosive volcanoes (chemistry, viscosity, gas content)   rhyolitic -70% SiO2; high viscosity; high gas  
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oblique-slip faults   diagonal sliding  
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dip-slip faults   movement parallel to dip line; rifting  
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strike-slip faults   slip parallel to strike line, no up or down, vertical dip; transform boundaries  
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ductile deformation   change shape w/o breaking; warm, high pressure, slow change  
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brittle deformation   cracking and breaking; cold, sudden  
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