Gg 101 Week 1 Review Essay
GLG/101
Review Questions
Sandy Mackey
May 24, 2013
George Hampton
Week 1 Review Questions
Chapter 1
3. How do you think the principle of uniformitarianism accounts for occasional catastrophic events such as meteorite impacts, huge volcanic eruptions, or great earthquakes? By using the principle of uniformitarianism, we can study the way rocks are formed and look at the same rock that is designed today. Same goes for the way the wind placed the sand grain and made sand dunes that were spotted in Arizona. The lithosphere theory of earth contains many different plates that float around on the upper part of the earth. This could explain how the formations of volcanoes erupt and how earthquakes happen.
5. In what ways do geologic processes affect your daily life? Living here on Earth, we use a lot of Earth’s resources, such as oil, coal …show more content…
How old are the rock formations in the area where you live and attend college or university? How can you find out the answer to this question? The rocks here in Florida are called sedimentary rocks; they are made up of limestone, clay and sandstone. These rocks are the most common type of rocks in Florida. Some of these rocks estimate to be about 550 million years old. How I found this information on rocks in Florida is by Googling the information which then lead me to a website called The Geological History of Florida.
4. Choose one of the geologic periods or epochs listed in figure 3.8 and find out all you can about it: How are rocks from that period identified? What are its most characteristic fossils? Where are the best samples of rocks from your chosen period found? The Jurassic period, which began in 200,000,000 and lasted 65,000,000 years; the Jura Mountains are where most of the rocks are formed and found. The rocks formed are marine deposits, such as shale, sandstone and limestone. These rocks can be found in every continent in the United States. Chapter
Review Questions
Sandy Mackey
May 24, 2013
George Hampton
Week 1 Review Questions
Chapter 1
3. How do you think the principle of uniformitarianism accounts for occasional catastrophic events such as meteorite impacts, huge volcanic eruptions, or great earthquakes? By using the principle of uniformitarianism, we can study the way rocks are formed and look at the same rock that is designed today. Same goes for the way the wind placed the sand grain and made sand dunes that were spotted in Arizona. The lithosphere theory of earth contains many different plates that float around on the upper part of the earth. This could explain how the formations of volcanoes erupt and how earthquakes happen.
5. In what ways do geologic processes affect your daily life? Living here on Earth, we use a lot of Earth’s resources, such as oil, coal …show more content…
How old are the rock formations in the area where you live and attend college or university? How can you find out the answer to this question? The rocks here in Florida are called sedimentary rocks; they are made up of limestone, clay and sandstone. These rocks are the most common type of rocks in Florida. Some of these rocks estimate to be about 550 million years old. How I found this information on rocks in Florida is by Googling the information which then lead me to a website called The Geological History of Florida.
4. Choose one of the geologic periods or epochs listed in figure 3.8 and find out all you can about it: How are rocks from that period identified? What are its most characteristic fossils? Where are the best samples of rocks from your chosen period found? The Jurassic period, which began in 200,000,000 and lasted 65,000,000 years; the Jura Mountains are where most of the rocks are formed and found. The rocks formed are marine deposits, such as shale, sandstone and limestone. These rocks can be found in every continent in the United States. Chapter