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Intro to Earth Science

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By: Beth Kirwan
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Decks in this class (13)

Surface Processes - Lec 9
List the steps in order that caus...,
What is weathering,
What is physical weathering
88  cards
Rocks From Melts - Lec 10
What is magma,
How does magma form,
What causes the wide variety of m...
41  cards
New From Old: Metamorphism - Lec 11
What does metamorphism do,
What are the cause of metamorphism,
What does the composition of a pr...
70  cards
How Plate Tectonics and Climate Shape the Geological Record P1 - Lec12
Where is huttons unconformity and...,
What is the time period for the c...,
What is the time period for the o...
42  cards
How Plate Tectonics and Climate Shape the Geological Record P2 - Lec 13
How many years ago was ireland at...,
What occurred following the closi...,
What occurred in what time period...
34  cards
C-Biosphere as a System
What is a biosphere,
What is an ecosystem,
Where is the upper limit of the b...
94  cards
C-Origin and Early Evolution of Life
What does luca stand for,
What does all life share,
What evidence favours the notion ...
57  cards
C-The Rise of Oxygen
What are the 3 other names for th...,
What was the goe related to,
When did the goe occur
24  cards
C-Snowball Earth Events
What are the 4 key geobiologic ev...,
What did palaeomagnetic data reve...,
What did the evidence of glacial ...
26  cards
C-Rise of the Animals
What occurred after the goe,
What were ediacara biota,
After the goe and before the camb...
51  cards
C-Terrestrial Ecosystems
What were the 4 major events in t...,
General information about plants 4,
What are the 2 categories of land...
61  cards
C-Mass Extinctions P1
What is the fossil record,
Give 2 examples of extinct animals,
Why do people believe we are curr...
40  cards
C-Mass Extinctions P2
What are the alternative hypothes...,
Name the 3 boundaries and the lar...,
Deccan traps 5
31  cards

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