GEOL 1001 : Geology Test 2 Flash Cards
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Materials composing earth and processes (waves, glaciers, winds, etc. ) Orgin of earth and its development through time. A 100 year process is considered very fast even a 1000 year process is considered fast earth was created 4. 5 billion years ago some processes originating at creation are still occuring. Dates are placed in their proper sequence or order without knowing their age in years. Involves gathering facts through observation and formulation of hypotheses and theories how or why things happen are explained using hypothesis- a tentative (or untested) explanation theory- a well-tested and widely accepted view: the rock cycle. The loop that involves the processes by which one rock changes to another. Development of the expanding universe theory, analogous to the expanding bread with raisins . Big bang all of the mass and energy in the universe put into a single point it exploded.
