Sedimentary Petrology GEO 333 Lab (2) Basic Classification 2009 Mansour Al-Hashim.
Basic Geo Review Words
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Basic Geo Review Words
• The big bang• Edwin hubble• Spiral galaxy• Galaxies• Black dwarf• Supernova• Red giant• Ice Giant• Gas giants• Jovian Planets• Nebula• Terrestrial Planets• Paleozoic Era• Precambrian Eon
• Seismologist• Fault• Seismic Waves• Primary waves• Supervolcano• Stratocone Volcano• Convergent• Divergent• Plates• Transform• Subduction zone
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The big bang
• The hypothesis the Universe all starts at one infinitely small point and is now expanding outward in a dramatic explosion
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Edwin Hubble
• Scientist who discovered that the universe is expanding
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Spiral Galaxy
• Galaxy that contains both young and old stars and has large arms
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Galaxy
• A collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars… there are 3 different types.
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Black Dwarf
• A cooled white dwarf that results from the death of a small or medium star
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Supernova
• A super massive star will often ends its life in this large explosion.
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Red Giant
• When a star begins to burn its helium it will swell and cool and turn red, this stage of the star cycle is called the _________ stage
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Ice Giants
• This group of planets(Uranus and Neptune) are made of ice such as methane, ammonia, and water.
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Jovian Planets
• This group of planets(Jupiter and Saturn) are made most of hydrogen and helium
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Nebula
• A cloud of gas and dust that leads to the formation of stars and planets
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Mesozoic Era
• The middle era of the history of life… this is when dinosaurs evolved some 220 to 65 million years ago.
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Paleozoic Era
• The first era of ancient life. This is when nearly all animals evolved including fish and amphibians. This era ended in the largest extinction.. The Permian extinction.
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Precambrian Eon
• The formation of the earth, oceans, and continents occurred during this section of time… 90% of earth history occurred during this time.
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Seismologist
• A scientist who studies earthquakes
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Fault
• This is the crack that separates plate boundaries
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Seismic Waves
• Earthquake waves
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Primary Waves
• The first waves to be felt in the earthquake
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Supervolcano
• The largest and most rare of volcanoes.. Their calderas can be many miles wide and deep. Yellowstone is an example of this type of volcano.
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Stratocone Volcano
• A type of volcano that has explosive magma… has alternating explosions of lava and magma and examples are Pompeii and Mt St. Helens.
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Shield Cone
• Type of Volcano that is low and flat and has oozing lava.. Example is Hawaii.
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Convergent Boundary
• Plate boundary where plates are coming together
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Plates
Broken sections of earth’s crust
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Plates
Broken sections of earth’s crust
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Plate Boundary
Place where two plates come together
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Transform Boundary
Plate Boundary that involves plates that slide or grind past each other.
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Subduction Zone
Ocean Crust is destroyed at this boundary as it sinks below other crust.
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Divergent
Plate boundary where two plates move apart
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Terrestrial Planets
Small planets, close to the sun that are made of rock and metal
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Gas Giants
The largest planets made of hydrogen and helium… also known as the Jovian Planets