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EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Chromosphere, Photosphere, Liquid Hydrogen

Eas100 lecture 3 the earth in space and time. Consists of: one single star (our sun, numerous objects that are orbiting the sun, such as, planets, dwar

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Structure Of The Earth, Hadean, Outer Core

Eas 100 lecture 4 origins of the universe. From a scientific standpoint, without involving theology and religion, this is the most widely accepted theo

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Uranium-235, Radiometric Dating, Rubidium

Eas 100 lecture 5 chemistry in earth sciences. An atom consists of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. The nucleus has positively charged protons and ne

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Crystal Habit, Sulfide, Pyrite

Silicates make up 95% of the earth"s crust, but the remaining non-silicates have much more variety to them. Iron oxides must contain fe and o in quanti

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mount Mazama, Sedimentary Rock, Tephra

Eas 100 lecture 8 volcanoes and sedimentary rock. Volcanic landforms: shield volcano broad, dome-shaped, slopes of 5-10 . This type of collapse happens

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mudstone, Diagenesis, Siltstone

Eas 100 lecture 9 sedimentary rocks in the rock cycle. Types of sediment: clastic majority of sediment! Fragments are called clasts, the way they may m

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Radiometric Dating, Unconformity, Deep Time

Eas 100 lecture 10 sedimentary and metamorphic rock. We can determine relative age by using stratigraphic principles and cross-cutting relationships. T

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Metamorphic Facies, Seismic Wave, Plate Tectonics

Eas 100 lecture 11 the rock cycle and earthquakes. Metamorphic rocks are classified by the rock texture and assemblage of minerals. Most common metamor

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Plate Tectonics, Seismic Wave, Asthenosphere

Eas 100 lecture 12 earthquakes and tectonics on planet earth. We can use refractions, reflections, and speeds of these seismic waves to gain further un

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Isostasy, Lithosphere, Metamorphic Rock

Eas 100 lecture 13 plate motion and tectonic mechanisms. Plate boundaries: divergent, constructive margins in which the plates are coming apart, which

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Cubic Centimetre, Bravais Lattice, Geochemistry

Water molecule does not have a formal charge, but it does have polarity there are areas of greater electron density. Electron density is focussed aroun

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Vadose Zone, Water Table, Hydraulic Head

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: List Of Lakes By Volume, Bed Load, Bicarbonate

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Alluvial Fan, Downcutting, Alluvium

Eas 100 lecture 17 flooding and surface water disasters. In alberta, it is commonly because glaciers are melting faster, which feeds more water into ri

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Cryosphere, Sea Ice, Eutrophication

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Fjord, Cryosphere, Permafrost

Eas 100 lecture 19 glaciers and the cryosphere. A glacial surge is a period during which the glacier advances much more rapidly than normal at a rate o

EAS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Mariana Trench, Ocean Acidification, Northern Hemisphere

Eas 100 lecture 22 ocean currents and movement. Ocean basins and water distribution: water covers 70% of the earth"s surface. In the northern hemispher