EARTH121 Study Guide - Final Guide: Unconformity, Seafloor Spreading, Mid-Ocean Ridge
28 Jul 2016
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Scientific method, water, time, life, system, changes, resources, alter, humans. Apgo- association of professional geoscientists: protects the public by regulating geoscience in ontario. Gac- geological association of canada: promotes, discusses and disseminates geological knowledge in. Gsa- geological society of america: usa geoscience society. Ogs- ontario geological survey: provincial government geoscience agency in ontario. Geological cycle: sedimentation-> burial -> mountain building-> erosion. Principle of uniformitarianism: processes that shaped earth throughout geologic time is the same as today present is the key to the past . James hutton: theory of the earth- geologic time is slow, large changes requires more time. Sir william logan: gsc, mapping, natural resources: tuzo wilson: transform faults. Sphere is composed of granite, basalt, peridotite, iron-nickel alloy. Lithosphere: crust and mantle, make up tectonic plates, outermost layer. Pressure: weight of overlying rock increases with depth. Earthquakes: seismic motion as a result of fault energy. Numerical age: actual number of years since event.
