GEOL105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hydrosphere, Exponential Growth, Surface Runoff
2 Sep 2016
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Process: internal and external: process- the physical, chemical, and biological ways by which events affect the earth"s surface. 1. 3 the geologic cycle: geologic conditions and materials largely govern the type, location, and intensity of natural processes, geologic cycle: sub cycles that include: tectonic, rock, hydrologic, and biogeochemical cycles. The tectonic cycle: tectonic- large-scale geologic processes that deform earth"s crust and produce landforms (such as ocean basins, continents, and mountains, creation, movement, and destruction of tectonic plates b. i. Responsible for production and distribution of rock and mineral resources. The hydrologic cycle: hydrologic cycle- the movement of water from the oceans to the atmosphere and back again a. i. Driven by solar energy the cycle operates by way of evaporation, precipitation, surface runoff, and subsurface flow. Biogeochemical cycles: biogeochemical cycle- the transfer or cycling of a chemical element of elements through the atmosphere , lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere a. i. The transfer of chemical elements through a series of storage compartments or reservations.
