ERS103H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lithification, Crystallization, Cryosphere
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Geology the study of s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e that deals with the earth"s physi(cid:272)al stru(cid:272)ture a(cid:374)d su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)e, its history, and the processes that act on it. The interpretation of what happened to the earth in the past. Ecosystem a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. Igneous rock - rock that solidified from magma. Metamorphic rock - rock that forms when any rock is re- crystallized in response to elevated temperature, increased temperature, chemical change, and or deformation. Sedimentary rock - rock that is formed when the sediment is lithified. Disintegrated slowly by weathering and decomposed into sediment. Eroded over time then carried it off and deposited elsewhere. * lithification conversion of loose sediment to solid rock. Igneous rock: heat and pressure -, melting followed by crystallization, weathering, > igneous rock transportation & deposition: uplift, weathering and, uplift, weathering and transportation & deposition transportation & deposition, heat and temperature.
