April 13‚ 2012 8-07 Section 1 1. Use uniformitarianism‚ catastrophism‚ and paleontology in separate sentences. 2. Compare uniformitarianism with catastrophism. 3. Describe how the science of geology has changed. 4. Which of the following best describes relative dating? 5. Explain how scientists construct the geologic column. 6. Explain the process by which scientists use half-lives to determine the age of an object. 7. Explain the role of paleontology in the study of Earth’s history. 8
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human and physical factors which contribute to impacts from mass movements. Slope failure can be triggered by many physical factors. It is the nature of the slope which determines whether it will be vulnerable to mass movements. For example‚ the geology of the rock which composes the slope is an important physical factor. If the particles of rock and soil are un-cohesive and unconsolidated‚ it means that they are more likely to break away and fall down under the force of gravity. As well as this
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GEOTOURIS M The Point of View of the Tourism of Geology and Abiotic Nature Based Tourism The Point of View of the Tourism of Geology and Abiotic Nature Based Tourism 1. “…. Part of the tourist’s activity in which they have the geological patrimony as their main attraction.” The Point of View of the Tourism of Geology and Abiotic Nature Based Tourism 2.”Geotourism is a knowledge-based tourism‚” The Point of View of the Tourism of Geology and Abiotic Nature Based Tourism 3. “A form of natural
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several topics in structural geology. I have had both lecture/lab and field courses in structural geology‚ as well as a short module dealing with plate tectonics‚ and I am very interested in the whole area. I would like to explore structural geology and tectonics further at the graduate level. I am also interested in learning more about geophysics. I plan to focus on all these areas in graduate school while at the same time continuing to build up my overall knowledge of geology. My ultimate academic
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look the way they do‚ to understand landform history and dynamics and to predict changes through a combination of field observations‚ physical experiments and numerical modeling. Geomorphology is practiced within physical geography‚ geology‚ geodesy‚ engineering geology‚ archaeology and geotechnical engineering‚ this broad base of interest contributes to many research styles and interests within the field. The surface of Earth is modified by a combination of surface processes that sculpt landscapes
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References: 1."Geological History of Earth." Geological History of Earth. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.extremescience.com/earth.htm>. 2. "Evolution -- Geology -- Planet Earth." Evolution -- Geology -- Planet Earth. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://darwiniana.org/geology.htm>. "Mass Extinctions." National Geographic. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/mass-extinction/>
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the Christian view of causality through providence‚ and it asserted an absolute physicochemical and geological continuity. Though often confused with uniformity and uniformitarianism due to secular obfuscation‚ actualism‚ at root‚ is a method of geology that limits historical processes and events to observed present-day causes. Actualism fails as an absolute explanation of historical causality: it cannot be precisely defined‚ it surreptitiously assumes unjustified metaphysical positions‚ and its
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2013 Mrs. Giesel The Diary of James Hutton Dear Diary‚ It is the summer of 1754 and I have moved to a piece of farm land that I’ve inherited from my late father. I am now a farmer and even though I do not have a degree in geology‚ I have decided to study geology as I am farming.(About 2013). As I observe the land‚ there are many things I have discovered about the Earth. It is believed the Earth came into existence on October 22‚ 4004 B.C. I now believe the Earth is being formed. I have recognized
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“EARTH HISTORY” Geologic Time: Geology needs a time Scale: -The prime goal of the science of geology‚ is to interpreting earth history. Geological time scale- -Anordered‚internallyconsistent‚ internationally recognized sequence of time intervals‚ and record the life of Earth. Short history of geology: James Ussher(mid 1600s)- he determined that earth was only a few thousands of years old having been created in 4004 b.c Catastrophists(17-18cen.)-believed that earth landscape had been developed
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Professor in my Geology 1 class‚ I theorized and argued to my sister that it may not have been a “miraculous” disaster which God created to vanish all the evil deeds and sinful persons on earth. Science is not yet done searching for what the people have to know about‚ that is why people still study‚ looking for answers to all our questions. And that studying the earth is pertinent for us to be aware and knowledgeable on what is going on around us. Lucky enough‚ I am taking a geology class with a geoscientist
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