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1
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Glacial

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Deposited by moving ice

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fluvial

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deposited in by streams in rivers and floodplains

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3
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deltaic

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deposition in sediment accumulations at river mouths

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eolian

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deposition by wind

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5
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lacustrine

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deposition from lakes

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littoral

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deposition on beaches and coastlines

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mudstone

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sedimentary

  • mud particles (smaller than 1/16 mm)
  • deposited from slow moving or standing water
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sandstone

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sedimentary

  • sand particles (1/16mm-2mm)
  • deposited from water of moderate speed or wind
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conglomerate

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sedimentary

  • gravel particles (bigger than 2mm)
  • deposited from very fast moving water
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Tillite

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sedimentary

  • till particles (very mixed sizes)
  • deposited by moving or melting ice
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coal

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sedimentary

  • peat (plant remains)
  • deposited in forests and shallow swamps
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limestone

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Sedimentary

  • carbonate sediments (shells and other particles of lime)
  • deposited in shallow warm sea water
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tuff

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sedimentary

  • ash (small crystals and natural glass particles, often altered to pale clay)
  • deposited from volcanic eruptions
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14
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Quaternary

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time PERIOD from 2.6Ma-present

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15
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marine

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deposition from sea-water

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Discharge

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The volume of water that passes a point at a given second (velocity x depth of water x width of river, in m3/s)

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17
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paleosols

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dark bands created when floods bring sediments that cover and kill vegetation

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18
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clinker

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clay or mudstone that has experienced really high heat

ex. heat from a burning coal seam

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19
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How many L in a m3 of water?

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1000L

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20
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Bed load saltation

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small rocks are moved along the bottom of the river in bouncing motions

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21
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Latitude

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the horizontal line that increase outward from the equator

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22
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longitude

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vertical lines that increase outward from the prime meridian

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23
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contour lines close together indicate:

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a steeper slope

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24
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contour lines farther apart indicate:

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a more gradual slope

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25
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slope=?

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elevation difference/distance

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26
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vertical exaggeration=

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horizontal denominator/vertical denominator

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27
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mineral

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inorganic, naturally occurring crystalline combination of one or more elements

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28
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euhedral

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showing flat, regular crystal faces

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29
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anhedral

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showing no flat crystal faces

30
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cleavage

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described by the number of planes and their relative angle (ex. 1-planar, 2 at 90, 3 at 90)

31
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Grain shapes

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metamorphic and igneous rocks have euhedral or anhedral grains. sedimentary rocks are rounded or angular-grained.

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Felsic Igneous Rocks

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pale-coloured, high in silica

minerals like quartz and K-feldspar

33
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Mafic Igneous Rocks

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dark colour, rich in ferro-magnesian minerals, Na- and Ca-feldspar

34
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examples of Mafic igneous rocks

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gabbro, basalt

35
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examples of Felsic igneous rocks

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Granite, rhyolite, pumice

36
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clastic sedimentary rocks

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conglomerate, sandstone, shale (mudstone)

37
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non-clastic

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limestone, rock salt, coal

38
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examples of intrusive igneous rocks

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granite, gabbro

39
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examples of extrusive igneous rocks

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rhyolite, basalt

40
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metamorphic rocks with fabric

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slate, schist, gneiss

41
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metamorphic rocks without fabric

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marble, quartzite

42
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radiometric age formula

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t(1/2)=ln2/(decay constant)

43
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epicentre

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the point on earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

44
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Thermal (contact) metamorphic rocks

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mainly temperature bases

occur close to igneous intrusions

45
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dynamic metamorphic rocks

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  • result from intense deformation

- characterized by strong fabric and fine grain size

46
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regional metamorphic rocks

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  • occur in cores of mountains

- high pressures and high temperatures

47
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low-grade metamorphism

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low temperature

fine grained

48
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high-grade metamorphism

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high temperature (and usually high pressure)
coarser grained
thicker banding

49
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what type of river is the north Saskatchewan river?

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meandering channel

50
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distributory drainage

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one channel breaks off into other smaller channels

51
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radial drainage

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channels move out and downward, with the centre usually being a mountain

52
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dendritic drainage

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many small streams collect into one big river

53
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braided channel

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rivers that separate and intertwine several times

54
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Accumulation

A

the sum of all terms that add snow to the glacier

55
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ablation

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the sum of terms that remove mass and snow from the glacier

56
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advance

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sustained positive mass balance

57
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retreat

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sustained negative mass balance

58
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equilibrium line

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the altitude that separates the accumulation zone from the ablation zone

59
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sun angle

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90 degrees at the equator, decreases as latitude increases, meaning sunlight is spread over a larger area in higher latitudes

60
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energy flux at equator

61
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movement of winds?

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west to east from high pressure zones to low pressure zones

62
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high pressure

A

clear skies

63
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low pressure

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cloudy skies

64
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what are the two primary layers in BIFs?

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magnetite (magnetic, black)

chert (non-magnetite, red)

65
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porphyries

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igneous rocks that are related to volcanism, so they are generally found along plate boundaries

66
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lignite

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low grade, formed nearer to the surface, lower value

67
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bituminous coal

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medium grade, formed at a moderate depth

68
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anthracite

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high grade, formed at high depths, high value

69
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1 metric ton?

70
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viscosity

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resistance to flow

EAS 100 (2 decks)

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