THE BIRTH OF GEOLOGY
Geology as a modern science
Hutton
Uniformitarianism and catastrophism
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The Sun
The major Planets
Asteroids, Comets, Dust and Gases
Comparison of Inner and Outer
Planets
Origin (formation) of the Solar
System and of the
Earth
DESCRIPTION OF THE EARTH
General Description
The atmosphere
composition
origin
The hydrosphere:
composition;
origin
The lithosphere
Continental
topography
Ocean
floor topography
Sources of info about the earth's
interior
Direct
Info
Indirect Info
EARTHQUAKES
terminology
wave types
location
measurement:
Richter
scale;
Mercalli
scale
Prediction
Control
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INTERNAL STRUCTURE
EQ Wave behavior
EQ Wave patterns
The Shadow Zone
the crust
the mantle
the core
the lithosphere
the asthenosphe
Temperature and Pressure
CHART OF THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE
OF THE EARTH
PLATE TECTONICS
CONTINENTAL DRIFT
First ideas
Wegener
Holmes and DuToit
OCEAN FLOOR SPREADING
Oceans vs continents
Paleomagnetism
PLATE BOUNDARIES
Divergent Boundaries
Convergent Boundaries
Ocean/Ocean
Ocean/Continent
Continent/Continent
Transform Boundaries
Triple Junctions
Hot Spots
Earthquakes and P.T.
Volcanos and P.T.
SUMMARY CHART OF PLATE
TECTONICS FEATURES
CONTINENTAL DRIFT:
a modern perspective
continental migrations
GEOLOGIC TIME
RELATIVE TIME
local sequences
correlation
fossils for correlation
Geologic Time Scale
A DETAILED GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE
MORE on FOSSILS
ABSOLUTE TIME
Radiometric Techniques |
EARTH MATERIALS
MINERALS
Definition
Classification
Recognition (=Identification)
ROCKS
Types
IGNEOUS ROCKS
Igneous Rocks
Differentiation
Crystal size
Classification
Igneous Landforms
Plutons
Volcanos
Viscosity
Types of Volcanos
Importance of Volcanos
WEATHERING
Definition
Physical
Chemical
Products
Soils
formation
Major Types
Pedocals
Pedalfers
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Definition
Classification
Clastic Sed. Rx.
Chemical Sed. Rx.
Organic Sed. Rx.
Sedimentary features
Sed. Rx. and Plate tectonics
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Definition
Contact Metamorphism
Regional Metamorphism
Classification
SUMMARY CHART OF THE ROCK CYCLE |
EXTERNAL PROCESSES
EROSION
Definition
Types
MASS WASTING
Slow Mass wasting
Rapid mass wasting
Causes of rapid Mass Wast.
THE HYDROLOGIC
CYCLE
The Hydrologic Cycle
STREAMS
Definition
Drainage basins
Erosion
Transport
Deposition
Valley evolution
People and streams
GROUND WATER
Definition
Erosion
Deposition
People and Ground water
GLACIERS
Definition
Regimen
Erosion
Deposition
Past Glaciations
COASTAL PROCESSES
Definition
Erosion
Transport
Deposition
People and Coasts
AEOLIAN(WIND) PROCESSES
Erosion
Transport
Deposition
Dunes
ESSAY QUESTIONS
a) TO
GO WITH EXAM I
b) TO
GO WITH EXAM II
c) TO
GO WITH EXAM III |