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lithosphere+geology

envs 101 exam 2 review

TermDefinition
mineral solid with chemical and physical crystalline structure
sediment minerals are broken into grains
rock solid aggregate of minerals
ore mineral or sediment with an element of value inside
Earths core made of metals in the solid center, then liquid magma outside
mantle 84% of earths volume made of the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
Alfred Wegener came up with plate tectonics in 1915
ocean plates made of basalt
terrestrial plates made of granite
topography the shape of the land as defined by land forms
soil a mixture of biotic and abiotic components atop the earths mantle which sustains life
CLORPT CLimate Organisms topogRaphy Parent material formation Time
how many tectonic plates? 15
divergent boundaries plates split apart, forming rift valleys
convergent boundaries dense plate slides under the light plate, forming mountains
transform boundaries plates slide together, creating earth quakes and fault lines
igneous rocks from magma
sedimentary rocks from sediments
metamorphic rocks from change (heat and pressure)
coastal plains region primarily sediments, youngest, from the Eocene
blue ridge region oldest - from Pangaea
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