GEOL 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Surface Runoff, Lithification, Uniformitarianism
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Refers to large-scale processes that deform on crust and make landforms. Involves the creation, destruction (recycling), and movement of tectonic plates. Due to earthquakes, we have formation of new rocks, mountains, etc. Rocks are aggregated of one or more minerals. Recycling of earth materials and liked to all other cycles. Hydrologic cycle: water for erosion and weathering. Rocks classified according to how they were formed in the rock cycle. Lithifies and forms a rock due to pressure as well. Igneous rocks: form from crystallization of magma. Sedimentary rocks: rocks are weathered into sediment by wind and water. Metamorphic rocks: rocks are changed through extreme heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids. Movement of water due to water vapors, condensing, precipitation, gas, etc. Mainly the movement of water between atmosphere and oceans and continents driven by solar energy. Processes include: evaporation, precipitation, surface runoff, and subsurface flow. Water is stored in compartments like oceans, atmosphere, rivers, stream, etc:
