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GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES (LESSON 4) Flashcards

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refers to the different processes that happened

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geological processes

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takes place on earth’s surface, is very destructive

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exogenic processes

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takes place beneath the surface of the earth, focuses on formation or creation

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endogenic processes

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4
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types of exogenic processes

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weathering, soil erosion, mass wasting

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the process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.

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weathering

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types of weathering

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physical/biological, chemical

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happens when rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.

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physical weathering

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factors of physical weathering

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Ice wedging, growth of plants, wind, animals, heat from the sun

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is the process of breaking down rock through chemical changes

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chemical weathering

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factors of chemical weathering

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water, C02, rusting, acids from remains

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DEFINE SOIL EROSION

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THOSE ROCK PARTICLES, GET CARRIED AWAY BY WIND, WATER, ICE AND GRAVITY

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DEFINE MASS WASTING

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IS THE MOVEMENT OF ROCK, SOIL, AND REGOLITH DOWNWARD DUE TO THE ACTION OF GRAVITY

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MASS WASTING ARE TRIGGERED BY?

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  1. OVER-STEEPED SLOPE
  2. WATER
  3. EARTHQUAKE
  4. VEGETATION REMOVAL
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WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFICATION OF MASS WASTING

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-SLUMP
-DEBRIS SLIDE
-EARTHFLOW
-DEBRIS FLOW
-MUDFLOW
-ROCK FLOW

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DEFINE ENDOGENIC PROCESSES

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THIS PROCESSES TAKES PLACE BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.

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(TRUE OR FALSE)
EXOGENIC PROCESSES FOCUSES ON FORMATION OR CREATION

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FALSE, ITS ENDOGENIC PROCESSES

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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF ENDOGENIC PROCESSES?

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FORMATION OF MOUNTAIN, FORMATION OF VOLCANO

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WHAT ARE MOUNTAINS?

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-PRODUCES TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES
-USUALLY IN THE FORM OF A PEAK
-PROVIDES HABITAT

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WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF MOUNTAIN BUILDING?

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CRYSTAL UPLIFTING, ROCK DEFORMATION

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DEFINE CRYSTAL UPLIFTING

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AS THE EROSION DECREASES, THE CRUSTAL THICKENS OF THE MOUNTAIN BEING FORMED WILL INCREASE.

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DEFINE ROCK DEFORMATION

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ROCK LAYERS ARE BEING DEFORMED (BREAKAGE)

22
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〜〜〜 IDENTIFY WHICH IS SYNCLINE AND ANTICLINE

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UPPER CURVE IS ANTICLINE
I
〜〜〜〜〜〜
I
LOWER CURVE IS SYNCLINE

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TYPES OF ROCK DEFORMATION

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FOLDS
FAULTS
JOINTS

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DEFINE FOLDS

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DEFORMED LAYERS CAUSED BY HORIZONTAL COMPRESSION

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DEFINE FAULTS

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CAUSED BY THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PLATES
SHEER:
_____
│ │ ____
│___││ │ ↓
│___│ ↓

COMPRESSION:
______
↑ │ /_____
│___/_____/ ↓

TENSION:
TINAMAD NAKO:)

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DEFINE JOINTS

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IT HAS NO PLATE MOVEMENT

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TYPES OF MOUNTAIN

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FOLDED MOUNTAINS, VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS, FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAINS, DOME MOUNTAINS

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DEFINE FOLDED MOUNTAINS

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THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLEX MOUNTAIN FORMED.

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DEFINE VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS

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FORMED FROM THE GIGANTIC PILES OF LAVA

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DEFINE FAULT BLOCK MOUNTAINS

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FORMED MOSTLY BY NORMAL FAULTS

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DEFINE DOME MOUNTAINS

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A MOUNTAIN THAT STOPPED GROWLING/ERUPTING

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DEFINE VOLCANOES

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ANY LANDFORM CREATED FROM MOLTEN HOT AND GASEOUS MATERIALS ARE VOLCANOES.

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1 CONTINENTAL PLATES COLLIDES 1 CONTINENTAL PLATES = ?

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MOUNTAIN

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1 CONTINENTAL PLATE COLLIDES 1 OCEANIC PLATES = ?

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VOLCANOES

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WHAT ARE THE BASIC FEATURES OF VOLCANO?

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VENT - OPENING
CRATER - FILLED WITH WATER
CALDERA - FORMED WHEN A VOLCANO COLLAPSES

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TYPES OF VOLCANOES

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COMPOSITE,CINDER,SHIELD

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DEFINE COMPOSITE VOLCANO

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ALSO KNOWN AS STRATOVOLCANOES, MOST DANGEROUS TYPE OF VOLCANO

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DEFINE CINDER VOLCANO

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IT IS THE SMALLEST TYPES OF VOLCANOES

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DEFINE SHIELD VOLCANO

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ERUPTIONS ARE GENTLE AND NOT LIFE THREATHENING

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