GEOL 1003 Chapter : Geology 1003 Historical Geology
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Three of the lowest in-class activity scores will be dropped. April 4: final date to request rescheduling a final exam when three exams are scheduled within 24 hours. A large planet is more prone to craters and metorites hitting it. Components of earth system: physicochemical inorganic physical and chemical processes shaping earth, biological. To understand earth we need to know the principles underpinning the science of geology. Catastrophism; global floods caused by supernatural forces fromed most of the rocks visible at earth"s surface. (promoted in the late 18th century, and popular till early 19th century) this was proposed by abraham gottlob werner. In a broad sense= earth has been affected in the past by sudden, violent events, which related to supernatural forces. Actualism: rocks had formed as a result of the same processes that were currently operating at or near the surface of earth (such as volcanic activity, grains deposit by gravity).
