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GEOLOGYStudy of the Earth’s processes. Science that is concerned with the history of the Earth and its life, especially as recorded in rocks.
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Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, mantle and core(biosphere)
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Fig. 1.7
Core 3,470 km 2,151 mi
Mantle 2,900 km 1,798 mi
Crust 30 km 20 mi
Total 6,370 km 3,949 mi
Outer core 2250 km
1395 mi
Inner core 1220 km
756 mi
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Geologists study earth’s processes, e.g. earthquakes, volcanoes, sand dune formation, floods, ground water quality and quantity.
Earth is Dynamic!!!
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What does geology do (for me)?
The natural resources that shape the modern world come, in part, through geological knowledge.
Geologists locate the ingredients for cement, concrete, asphalt and steel for construction, oil, gas and coal that fuel our automobiles and light and heat our homes.
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They locate suitable sources of water (quantity and quality), and safe construction and waste disposal sites.
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Hypothesis theory law
Scientific Method
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Doctrine of UniformitarianismJames Hutton (1726-1797)
Processes now operating to modify earth have operated also in the geologic past. There is a uniformity of processes past and present.
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The present is the key to the past.
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differentiation (formation of core, mantle and crust due to heat)
degassing and formation of water (“today’s” Earth)
Formation of the Earth
Big bang condensation
Planetesimals accreation
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Erosion and Sedimentation
Heat and Pressure
Melting and crystallization
Rock Cycle
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Geologic Time
relativevs
absolute
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Plate Tectonics
Continental driftSea floor spreading
Plate Tectonics
Eleven major plates (some contain both continental and oceanic materials)
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Types of Plates
DivergentConvergent
Subduction
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Fig. 1.10
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Fig. 1.9