GEOL 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Atom, Historical Geology, Aphanite
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Cycles in the earth system: hydrologic cycle, rock cycle in the following, atmosphere, hydrosphere, at earth"s surface. Formation of earth"s layered structure ices (h2o, co2, and others: metals sank to the center, molten rock rose to produce a primitive crust, chemical segregation established the three basic divisions of earth"s interior, a primitive atmosphere evolved from gases in earth"s interior. Layers defined by physical properties: crust, mantle, core, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, inner and outer core. Plate boundaries the mantle: divergent plate boundaries, convergent plate boundaries, transform fault boundaries (constructive margins) (destructive margins) (conservative margins) Continental rifting: splits landmasses into tow or more smaller segments along a continental rift, examples include: east african rift valleys, rhine valley in northern europe, produced by extensional forces. Single tetrahedral are linked together to form various structures including: isolated tetrahedral, ring structures, single and double chain structures, sheet or layered structures, complex three dimensional structures.
