2002 Geology 211, Physical Geology Geology 211, Physical Geology ©Copyright, 2002, Ron Parker ©Copyright, 2002, Ron Parker ! Occurring today ! That occurred in the past Geology 211, Physical Geology, ©, 2002, Ron Parker Types of Sedimentary Rock + Sediment originates from mechanical and/or chemical weathering. + Two major divisions of sedimentary rock. ! Detrital – Made of particles. ! Chemical – Made from dissolved ions that crystallize into solids. Geology 211, Physical Geology, ©, 2002…
Goodbye Vietnam By: Gloria Whelan Mai, a thirteen-year-old girl. When the police threaten to take Mai’s grandmother away because her skills as a traditional healer anger them, Mai’s family chooses to escape from Vietnam to Hong Kong. During the journey the boat springs a leak, many passengers get sick, and food and water are in short supply. Then Quage had died then shortly the boat found Lio who was a fisherman attact from pirates. In Hong Kong, some of the passengers are sent to live…
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Geology What is geology, and what is the difference between physical and historical geology? Geology is the scientific study of the Earth and its major systems Physical Geology is the Study of the Earth's composition. structure, and the processing that shape it Historical Geology is the Study of Earth's history and the history of life With respect to why we study geology, in class I cited three areas of benefit to humanity where geologic knowledge is needed. What…
Geology a science that examines the earth, its form and composition, and the changes it has undergone and is undergoing involves the knowledge of what happened before and the events occurring within the atmosphere requires not only a study of the materials found on earth but an understanding of the various geologic processes aims to develop an understanding of the earth’s materials and how these materials were changed and modified through the action of natural forces over a period of time Geology…
FEDERAL CAPITAL ABUJA PHYSICAL SETTING PEOPLE, POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROSPECT FOR THE FUTURE NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL SETTING Geology: The FCT is almost predominantly underlain by high grade metamorphic and igneous rocks of precambrian age. | National Assembly Complex | Generally trending NNESSW, these rocks consist of gneiss, migmatites and granites. A schist belt outcrops along the eastern margin of the area. The belt broadens southwards…
Devil’s Tower is a national monument that is surrounded by grassland like a rock protector. It was named our first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. This landscape is surrounded by sedimentary rocks, which are rocks that are formed from by the deposition of materials at the Earth’s surface. The rock layer that is visible in the Devil’s Towner is called the Spearfish Formation. It is a reddish color because of the dark red sandstone and the maroon siltstone. The oxidation…
ESS 101 Midterm Review 1. You should be familiar with the formation of the Earth and Solar System. What evidence is used to support the contention that the solar system formed from a rotating nebular dust cloud? 2. How does the earth become compositionally zone? You should have knowledge of the 6 evolutionary stages that show how the earth could evolve from a "homogeneous mixture of primordial dust (planetesimals) to the compositionally zoned planet containing an Fe-Ni core, Fe-Mg silicate…
How has society responded to coastal changes initiated by sand transportation, and have these responses been wise environmentally and economically? What do you do when mid-latitude cyclones get larger, strong frontal winds are more frequent, and waves and currents get stronger? How can we control high waves and storm surges that drive more sediment transport, permanently changing the coast? Coastal dunes, of all shapes and sizes, are are dense enough to prevent rapid and significant changes…
Handout 1: Questions for Triumph of the Will by Leni Riefenstahl (1934/35) 1. Why does this film begin with a view of the clouds from the cockpit of an airplane? What might this image symbolize? I believe that the film began with a view of the clouds from the cockpit probably because Hitler was on the plane and it showed that he felt superior to everyone down below, or that he was finally in the midst of completing what he wanted which was to have a perfect Germany under his reign. 2. What…
Telling Geologic Time Putting it in perspective Determining geological ages • Relative age dates – placing rocks and events in their proper sequence of formation • Numerical dates – specifying the actual number of years that have passed since an event occurred (known as absolute age dating) Figure 1-15 (p. 16) Geologic Time Scale. Uniformitarianism The physical, biological and chemical principles acting on the Earth in the present also acted on the Earth in the past…