KEY to Homework Questions for Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks Lecture 6-7 Use these questions to test your knowledge of Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks A. Short answer: 1. A rounded pebble would be a type of particle found in a conglomerate. 2. Salt and other minerals that form when a body of water dries up are called evaporites. 3. Sands are the size of detrital sediments larger than mudstones and smaller than conglomerates and breccias.
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Geography Photo Essay Tuesday Decebmer 4th 2009 Table of Contents Lifting Condinsation Level (LCL)…………………………………………….......3 Earth Sun Relationships…………………………………………………………...4 Humidity…………………………………………………………………………..5 Rocks……………………………………………………………………………...6 Atmospheric Lifting Mechanisms………………………………………………...7 Weather……………………………………………………………………………8 Climate…………………………………………………………………………….9 Climate Inappropriate……………………………………………………………10
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Continental Movement Essay Continental Drift is the idea that refers to the movement of Earth’s continents and plates relative to each other. This means that the earth’s plates move because of the unending cycle of cooling and raising of molten rock‚ adding new material t0 the edges of the plates. This movement is called divergent movement‚ the most common of the three types of movement between plates. The other two movements are called convergent and transform-fault. This idea was first
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Natural Landscape Study: Western Brook Ponds‚ Newfoundland and Labrador Western Brook Ponds is part of the Gros Morne National Park located in the western part of the province Newfoundland and Labrador. The Gros Morne National Park is world renowned for being one of the few places on earth in which geologists can studied the upper mantle directly! It also illustrates the concept of plate tectonics‚ the evolution of ancient mountain ranges and justifying why Canada has the most diverse land
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Study Figure 7 (a) Using Figure 7 and your own knowledge‚ explain why some places have a high level of landslide and avalanche hazard risk. Landslides and avalanches are one of the world’s major natural hazard type‚ they cost the US $3.5 billion per year in repair damage. They cause between 25 and 50 deaths in the US each year Hazard: A received natural event which has the potential to threaten both life and property. Landslide: the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain
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Earth Science Geologic History Test Study Guide 1. What is the study of the universe? 2. Define steady-state theory. 3. Explain the Big-Bang theory. 4. What is cosmic background radiation? 5. What theory does cosmic background radiation support? 6. How old is the universe? 7. When looking at undisturbed rock layers‚ where is the oldest layer located? The youngest? 8. Define half-life. 9. What is the general shape of a half-life graph? 10. Define unconformity
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE “Sri Mokshagundam Visweswaraiah”‚ who is the first and pre-eminent engineer of India‚ recipient of Indian Republic’s highest civil honor “Bharat Ratna” is my role model. Indian government officially celebrates his birthday as “ENGINEER’S DAY” in his remembrance. His achievements have motivated me to become a Civil Engineer from my childhood. My under graduate and graduate background‚ and work experience have given me the confidence and desire to continue my formal education
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The Tertiary is the period in the geological history of the earth when mammals‚ including primates became dominant. The two major events in the tertiary periods. a) The earth surface underwent tremendous changes known to geologists as land uplift. b) Land uplift was brought about radical changes in climatic and other ecological conditions favorable to mammalian adaptation. According to Jagor before the Tertiary uplift most of such Asiatic areas as the Iranian plateau‚ Turkestan‚
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