ENVIRSC 1G03 Final: Final Exam Review

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Environmental Science
• Course: ENVIRSC 1G03
• Professor: Maureen Padden

Document Summary

Mass movement: angle of repose: unconsolidated material at gravitational equilibrium, depends on: In the winter, water in the pores of the creep zone freeze and expand. The next winter, water fills the larger pore space and freezes and expands again. Process continues, moving sediment and causing cracks in the bedrock. Sandstone (heavy) was on top of shale (light) River eroded the bottom of the slope. Heavy rainfall triggered the mudslide: vaiont dam. Increased ground water level and pore water pressure. Sediments accumulated on the inside of the dam. Rock slide occurred on the side slopes of the mountains. Mineral and energy resources: energy resources, coal: peat coal. Made of terrestrial plants and other organic matter. Mined underground in tunnels or strip mined: petroleum: kerogen oil natural gas graphite. Geological structures and maps: black smoker vents and sulfide minerals, acid rain drainage and "superstacks, dipping sedimentary units, assumptions: That all bed units are of equal width.