GEOL 212 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Oceanic Crust, Orbital Inclination, Continental Crust
26 Sep 2017
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The solar system: all major bodies" orbits lie under the ecliptic plane. The surface shows evidence of impact cratering and volcanic eruptions. It is actually denser than what we would expect for. Mercury"s size due to its metallic core accounting for 85% of its size: composed. It has a retrograde rotation: the greenhouse effect and the planet"s opaqueness to infrared has trapped heat in the atmosphere, making the surface very hot. It is the only planet that experiences plate tectonics. 2,439 km (cid:887). (cid:886)(cid:885) (cid:883)(cid:882)33 (it is almost as dense as. No atmosphere and a weak magnetic field; exposed to the full force of solar winds and radiation. It is composed of carbon dioxide and has. 21% oxygen, and traces of argon carbon dioxide, and water. Its extensi ve biosphe re radicall y alters its chemist ry. The reddish color comes from of continent- like regions of high elevation and low plains that look like the ocean floor.
