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geology lab test

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The asthenosphere is a thin semifluid layer of earth located below the outer rigid_____, forming much of the upper_____ lithosphere, mantle
On the Geologic time scale, what is the oldest time unit? Precambrian
The "Age of Reptiles" is called what Mesozoic
what type of rock forms through the accumulation and consolidation of grains of broken rock, crystals, skeletal fragments, and organic matter? sedimentary
what 2 sedimentary structures demonstrate the direction and energy level of the water that transported the sediment? ripple marks and cross bedding
What is the oldest mountain building event recorded in the rocks of the southeast? Grenville orogeny
the Grenville orogeny was associated with the assembly of what supercintinent? Rodinia
During the Grenville orogeny, what tectonic plate was North America part of Iapetus
what rock type was present in Kentucky and Tennessee that indicates the existence of shallow epicontinental seas? limestone
A large chunk of rock which originated in one place and is eventually added to a continent is called what? terrane
A section of earths oceanic crust and the underlying upper mantle thrust onto continental crustal rocks is called a what ophiolite
The first mountain building event along the east coast of NA that occurred during the Paleozoic what called what Taconic Orogeny
The second mountain building event along the east coast of NA that occurred during the Paleozoic was the what Acadian orogeny
A depression located on the continent side of the mountains, and formed by the buckling of the earth's crust inland basin
The third mountain building event along the east coast of NA that occurred during the Paleozoic was called what Pangea
During the third mountain building event slices of crust were thrust westward along enormous faults like _____ in GA Brevard Fault Zone
The erosion of the third mountain building event buried thick layers of peat creating huge deposits of what coal
The geological basement of the modern _____ was the last major piece of present day eastern north America to be attached Florida peninsula
As Pangea broke apart, the early stages of the Gulf of Mexico are marked by abundant _____ presently important in trapping petroleum salt
This physiographic feature marks the boundary between the coastal plain and the piedmont region. fall line
During Pangea, what was the rift basin called that separated GA from FL Suwanee straits
at the peak of the last glacial advance, sea level was approximately....? 100 m lower
Florida's modern peninsula is the above water portion of a _____ covered by a thin layer of siliciclastic sediment carbonate platform
The quaternity is divided into the ____ and the ____ cretaceous and Holocene
widely fluctuating ______drastically effected the erosion and deposition of sediment on the coastal plain, creating scarps and river terraces sea levels
The formation of the _____, which connects North and south America in Panama, likely had a major effect on Pleistocene climate Central American isthmus
what epoch is the most recent and current period of retreat, and is referred to as an interglacial interval Holocene
this sedimentary rock is indicative of deposition on a river channel conglonerate
this igneous rock is felsic and plutonic granite
this sed rock indicates deposition on a coastal beach sandstone
This metamorphic rock is the parent rock of limestone. marble
the original parent rock from which a metamorphosized rock is formed protolif
the rocks of the blue ridge have been compressed into a giant ____, or upward fold that has become the "backbone" of the Appalachian range, preventing the mountains from becoming completely flat. cataclastic
Where can you go in Georgia to see the rocks of the Grenville Orogeny Red top mountain
What is the order of the uplifts of the Appalachians teconic, Acadian, Alleghenian
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