EAR 105 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Edwin Drake, Aquifer, Longshore Drift
30 Dec 2015
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Aquifer: a porous media that transmits water sandstone +gravels. Aquitard: impermeable bedrock materials that water flow (shale. clay) Area of dynamic (short-term) change: sedimentation + erosion trade: Brittle deformation: material is bent and will not return to its original shape once the stress is removed. Colonel edwin drake: first to successful drill for oil. Depositional coasts: typically exhibit gently sloping plains showing few effects of erosion shaped primarily. Ductile (plastic) deformation: material is bent and will not return to its original shape once the stress is removed. Zone caves- acidic ground water dissolves limestone along joints and bedding planes. Elastic deformation: deformed materials return to original shape after stress is removed. Geysers: hot spring erupt hot water + steam. Global warming: coastal hypsometry: causative agents: greenhouse gases. Hot springs: ground water heated by magma bodies or circulation to unusually deep levels within the crust.
