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Geology Test 4-27 Flashcards

1
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Weathering

A

The prosses of a rock being warn down

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2
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What are the 3 types of weathering

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physical, chemical & biological

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3
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What is an example of chemical weathering

A

Acid Rain (Hydrochloric Acid)

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4
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Deposition

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the laying down of a sediment after being carried by wind, water or ice.

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5
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When do geologists use hydrochloric acid

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when testing if a rock contains calcite

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6
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What is a radioactive half-life

A

the time it takes for 1/2 the atoms decay

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7
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What is the half-life of Carbon-14

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5,730 years

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8
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What is a mineral

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A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.

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9
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Where is Earth’s crust found

A

lithosphere

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10
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What does the lithosphere contain

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crust, tetonic plates, upper mantel

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11
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What does the asthenosphere contain

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Part of the lower mantel located just below the crust

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12
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What is Pangea

A

supercontenent

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13
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When was Pangea around

A

335 million years ago

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14
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What is the theory of the Pangea separation called

A

continental drift

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15
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What is a divergent boundary

A

when two plates move away from each other

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16
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What land formations do divergent boundaries cause

A

valleys & volcanoes/mountains

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17
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What is a convergent boundary

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when two plates come together

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18
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What land forms are caused by an oceanic-continental convergent boundary

A

earthquakes (tsunamis), trenches, mountains & volcanoes

SUBDUCTION!!!

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19
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What is caused by a continental convergent boundary

A

mountains

20
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What is a transform boundary

A

when two plates slide against each other
- 2 plates going different ways
- 2 plates going the same way at different speeds

21
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What is caused by a transform boundary

A

earthquakes

22
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What is subduction

A

when two plates create a convergent boundary and one goes under the other

23
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Where does subduction usually occur

A

in a oceanic-continental convergent boundary (oceanic going under)

24
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What is sediment

A

the product of rocks undergoing weathering & erosion (consists of rocks and minerals)

25
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What is compaction

A

when sediment is compacted into sedimentary rock

26
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What is sedimentary rock

A

a type of rock created by compaction of sediments

27
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What is metamorphic rock

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a type of rock created by sedimentary & igneous rock undergoing large amounts of heat and pressure

28
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What is igneous rock

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a type of rock created by the cooling of magma/lava

29
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What is magma

A

molten rock created by igneous or metamorphic rock melting

30
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What is lava

A

magma that is found above ground (cooler than magma)

31
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What are crystals

A

a solid in which all atoms make up a rigid grid pattern

32
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What is the topmost part of a wave

A

crest

33
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What is the bottommost part of a wave

A

trough

34
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what is the space from crest to crest called

A

wavelength

35
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what is the space from trough to trough called

A

wavelenth

36
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What is the space from baseline to crest called

A

amplitude

37
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What is the space from baseline to trough called

A

amplitude

38
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What is frequency

A

the amount of crests in a specific period of time

39
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How is soil formed

A

the weathering/erosion of rocks

40
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When sediment (etc.) is settled

A

deposition

41
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The founder of modern geology

A

James Huttion

42
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To force something so that it becomes more dense

A

compaction

43
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What are the 3 types of plate boundaries

A
  • divergent
  • convergent
  • transform
44
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Who was the guy who came up with the continental drift theory

A

Alfred Wegener

45
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Resonance

A

if the frequency of a wave matches the frequency of an object the amplitude of the object goes up

46
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Unifomatarianisum

A

the theory that states the same geologic processes shaping Earth today have been working throughout Earth’s history.

Geology Unit Test 4-27 (2 decks)

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