APY 203 Study Guide - Final Guide: James Ussher, Grenville Orogeny, Landslide
26 Mar 2015
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Brittle-ductile transitions in the crust and mantle - What earthquakes tell us about the core of the earth (size and solid/liquid) - What earthquakes tell us about other layers in the earth - Ussher and kelvin s calculations for the age of the earth - Relative dating of rock layers (be able to put rock layers in order) - Radioisotope dating: be able to do simple math, know how we figure out how big the original pile of isotopes is (that is, know how we start the clock for living things and different rocks) - Lecture 14: the earth through geological time i. Formation of the earth 4. 5 billion years ago. Formation of coal, decrease of co2, increase in oxygen. Fish evolve into amphibians into reptiles and mammal-like reptiles. Lecture 15: the earth through geological time ii. Mammal like reptiles replaced by crocodile-like reptiles replaced by diplodocus and stegosaurus replaced by triceratops and tyrannosaurus.
