GLG 111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Syncline, Epicenter, Viscosity

• School: Miami University
• Department: Geology
• Course: GLG 111
• Professor: Kenneth Brown

Document Summary

*understanding and study of the earth, its history, components, and characteristics (2 types: physical and historical) *the laws of the earth that operate today also operated in the geologic past. *catastrophism says that the earth was shaped by sudden events. *a scientific guess done before an experiment; can become a theory. *an explosion that sent all matter of the universe flying outward- created planets. *nebular hypothesis says all bodies in solar system evolved from a big rotating cloud of elements, gas, and dust. Goes from nebula to cloud to rotating disc which forms planets then the sun then solar system. *chemical division= crust (solid) , mantle (solid) , core (outer=liquid, inner= solid) *physical division= lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, inner core, and outer core. *all continents formed a supercontinent called pangea and drifted into plates. What are the main lines of evidence to support continental drift i. e. fossil matches, ancient climate, etc.