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EARTH STATISTICS AND GEOLOGIC EXTREMES Flashcards

1
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Earth age?

A

4.54 Ga

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2
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Earth shape?

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Oblate spheroid

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Earth eccentricity?

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0.0167

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Earth Obliquity?

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23.5°(average) 22.1°(minimum) to 24.5°(maximum)

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5
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Earth equatorial diameter?

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12,756.27 km

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Earth polar diameter?

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12,713.504 km

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Earth mass?

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5.9736 x 10^24 kg

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Mass of crust?

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2.36 x 10^22 kg

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9
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Volume of crust by composition of igneous?

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64.7%

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Volume of crust by composition of sedimentary?

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7.9%

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Volume of crust by composition of metamorphic?

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27.4%

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12
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Mass of mantle?

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4.043 x 10^24 kg

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Mass of core

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1.883 x 10^24 kg

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14
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Average density of Earth?

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5.513 x 10^3 kg/m3

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15
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Equatorial surface gravity?

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9.780 m/s2

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16
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Polar surface gravity?

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9.832 m/s2

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17
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Area of Earth?

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5.10 x 10^14 m2

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18
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Land Area of Earth?

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1.48 x 10^14 m2

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19
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Continental Area (including margins)

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2.0 x 10^14 m2

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20
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Water area of Earth

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3.62 x 10^14 m2

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21
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Oceanic area (excluding margins)

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3.1 x 10^14 m2

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22
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Average land elevation of Earth

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875 m

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23
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Average ocean depth of Earth

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3794 m

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24
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Average continental crust thickness

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40 km

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25
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Average oceanic crust thickness

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6 km

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26
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Volume of ocean

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1370 x 10^6 km3

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27
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Annual ocean precipitation

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297 x 10^3 km3

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28
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Annual ocean evaporation

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334 x 10^3 km3

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29
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Annual land precipitation

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99 x 10^3 km3

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30
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Annual land evaporation

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62 x 10^3 km3

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31
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Annual runoff volume

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37 x 10^3 km3

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32
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Atmospheric pressure at 0 km

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760 mm Hg

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33
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Atmospheric pressure at 50 km

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7.5 x 10^-1 mm Hg

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34
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Atmospheric pressure at 100 km

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4.2 x 10^-4 mm Hg

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35
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Atmospheric pressure at 160 km

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2.0 x 10^-6 mm Hg

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Atmospheric density at 0 km

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Atmospheric density at 50 km

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Atmospheric density at 100 km

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8.0 x 10^-4 g/m3

39
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Atmospheric density at 160 km

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1.5 x 10^-6 g/m3

40
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COLDEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED

A

Vostok Station, Antarctica -89.2 °C

41
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DEEPEST BOREHOLE

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Kola Superdeep Borehole, Russia-12,262 m

42
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DEEPEST CAVE

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Krubera Cave, Georgia -7,208 ft.

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DEEPEST MINE

A

Mponeng Gold Mine, South Africa-4 km

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DEEPEST POINT IN THE OCEAN

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Challenger Deep, Pacific - 11,032 m

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DRIEST DESERT

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Atacama Desert - 15 mm annual rainfall

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FARTHEST PEAK FROM THE EARTH’S CENTER

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Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador - 6,310 m above sea level

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FLATTEST PLACE

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - 4,000 mi. of salt flat

48
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HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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Olympus Mons, Mars - 21,287 km

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HIGHEST POINT (ALTITUDE)

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Mount Everest, Himalayas - 8,849 m

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HIGHEST VOLCANO SUMMIT

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Nevado Ojos del Salado, South America - 6,879 m

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HOTTEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED

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Death Valley, California - 56.7°C

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LARGEST ARTIFICIAL LAND

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Palm Jumeirah, UAE - 5.72 km²

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LARGEST BASIN

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Pacific Ocean - 155,000,000 km²

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LARGEST CAVE SYSTEM

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Hang Song Doong, Vietnam - 150 ft. deep, 9 km long

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LARGEST DESERT

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Antarctic Polar Desert - 14,245,014 km²

56
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LARGEST DIAMOND MINE

A

Aikhal Mine, Russia

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LARGEST EARTHQUAKE

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1960 Valdivia Earthquake, Chile - M 9.5

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LARGEST GOLD MINE

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Grasberg Mine, Indonesia - 100 km²

59
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LARGEST GOLD NUGGET

A

Welcome Stranger - 97.14 kg

60
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LARGEST IMPACT CRATER

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Vredefort Crater - 300 km²

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LARGEST LAKE BY SURFACE AREA

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Caspian Sea - 371,000 km²

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LARGEST LAKE BY VOLUME

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Lake Baikal-23,615.39 km³

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LARGEST METEORITE

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Hoba Meteorite, Namibia - 2.7m x 2.7m x 0.9 m

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LARGEST NON-POLAR DESERT

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Sahara Desert - 9,065,009 km²

65
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LARGEST OPEN-PIT MINE

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Bingham Canyon Mine, USA-9 km²

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LARGEST RIVER BY DISCHARGE

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Amazon River - 340,000 m³/s (maximum)

67
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LARGEST ROCK

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Mount Augustus, Australia - 92 km²

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LARGEST ROUGH DIAMOND

A

Cullinan Diamond - 621.350 g

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LARGEST SUBAERIAL LANDSLIDE

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Heart Mountain Landslide, USA

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LARGEST SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE

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Storegga Slide, Norway - ~3,500 km³

71
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LARGEST SURVIVING GOLD NUGGET

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Pepita Canaa Nugget - 6,082 g

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LARGEST TSUNAMI

A

1958 Lituya Bay Megatsunami

73
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LONGEST AND MOST ACTIVE FAULT SYSTEM

A

Pacific Ring of Fire

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LONGEST CAVE SYSTEM

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Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

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LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic

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LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE ABOVE SEA LEVEL

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Andes Mountain Range

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LONGEST RIVER

A

Nile River

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LOWEST POINT ON LAND

A

Deep Sea Shore, Israel

79
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MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO

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Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

80
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MOST MASSIVE VOLCANO

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Tamu Massif, Pacific

81
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MOST REMOTE ISLAND

A

Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena

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SMALLEST ISLAND

A

Bishop Rock, England

83
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SNOWIEST PLACE

A

Paradise, Washington, USA

84
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TALLEST MOUNTAIN

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Mauna Kea, Hawaii

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WETTEST PLACE

A

Mawsynram, India

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WINDIEST PLACE

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Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica

GLE: GENERAL GEOLOGY DAY 1 (3 decks)

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