EESA06H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ultramafic Rock, Giant Planet, Continental Crust
3 Sep 2015
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Chapter 1: intro to physical geology and the environment. Alfred wegener=> there was a large land mass before all continents split apart. Pangaea => large land mass that joined all continents together. Geoscientist professional deals w/ environmental problems from finding and managing drinking water to managing radioactive waste. Geochemist (lab) uses technology to analyze chemistry of rocks/minerals. Petrologist study make up of rocks and how they form. Geophysicist use high tech equipment in field w/ boats, planes, satellites to learn more about natural of physical conditions on/below earth"s surface (similar to petroleum geologists/coal geologists) Seismologist study measuring and mitigating earthquake activity. Paleontologist study fossilized remains of ancient organisms. Geomatician collect, organize, analyze, and create images from spatial and geographic data available in digital form. Accretion: building of large bodies of matter through collision and gravity. Terrestrial planet: small, dense, rocky (mercury, venus, earth and mars) Jovian planet: giant, low density, mostly gas (jupiter, saturn, uranus and.
