EESA06H3 Midterm: EESA06: Introduction to Planet Earth (Midterm Notes)
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Chapter 1: introduction the physical geology and the environment. Geology: (cid:862)geo(cid:863) + (cid:862)logos(cid:863), (cid:862)the stud(cid:455) of the ea(cid:396)th(cid:863) The (cid:862)fathe(cid:396) of geolog(cid:455)(cid:863), (cid:272)(cid:396)eated o(cid:374)e of the ea(cid:396)liest detailed geologi(cid:272) (cid:373)aps i(cid:374) Introduced the cross-section, a hypothetical vertical slice through the land. Alfred wegner: first suggested the theory of continental drift in 1912, toda(cid:455)"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)e(cid:374)ts had (cid:271)ee(cid:374) p(cid:396)e(cid:448)iousl(cid:455) (cid:272)luste(cid:396)ed togethe(cid:396) i(cid:374) a la(cid:396)ge (cid:373)ass (pangea) Introduces the theory of plate tectonics theory in 1967: contributed to the plate tectonics theory (transform faults and hot spots) The earth is estimated to be 4. 55 billion (cid:455)ea(cid:396)s" old. Geomatician: geoscientists who create digital maps and 3d geological models for resource exploration and environmental and engineering applications. Scientific method: a problem is identified, a method is then selected to collect data, then analyze and interpret the info. , then a solution. The universe was formed by clumping together gas and debris of the aftermath of the.
