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Barnett SOL Review 2

Barnett SOL Review 2 - geology

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Cenozoic the major life forms in this geologic era are mammals (humans live in this era)
Mesozoic the major life forms of this geologic era are reptiles and dinosaurs
watershed land area drained by a stream system; we are in the Roanoke River ____________
sedimentary the only rock type that contains fossils; made of broken pieces of other rock
sedimentary rock type associated with the following; cementation, compaction, weathering, erosion, deposition
aquifer any underground layer that lets water pass through it
three this is the number of seismic measuring stations required to find the epicenter of an earthquake
Paleozoic this geologic era marks the time when animals started developing shells and bones
geologic the ___________ time scale is divided according to major life forms and changes in life forms
karst area that contains caves and sinkholes and has limestone bedrock
igneous rock type that forms from cooling magma or lava; intrusive or extrusive
Precambrian first geologic era when very simple life forms like bacteria and algae existed
transform boundary where tectonic plates are sliding past one another; creates faults and earthquakes
mineral a solid, naturally occuring, inorganic substance whose atoms form crystals and has a definite chemical composition
divergent plate boundary where plates are moving apart; creates mid-ocean ridges, new crust, and rift valleys
fossil fuel fuel formed from the remains of once-living organisms; nonrenewable; gas, oil, and coal
coastal plains one of Virginia's physiographic provinces near the shore that has lots of loose sediment and sedimentary rock, and wetlands
piedmont this is Virginia's largest physiographic province
water table boundary between the zone of saturation and zone of aeration; wells must be drilled below this
humus decaying organic material found in the top layer of soil
convergent boundary where tectonic plates are colliding; creates deep-sea trenches and volcanoes on the ocean floor and mountain ranges on land
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