PPT-Geologic Processes 2-

Weathering Erosion and Deposition How can wind and water change our landscapes Weathering the destructive processes by which materials at or near the Earths surface are changed in color texture composition firmness or form . GEOL 2110. Lecture 2. Scales of Time and Change. Major Concepts. Geological events cover huge amounts of time that are hard to grasp in the span of human life. We tend to focus on dramatic, short-lived geologic events that we witness and are unaware of subtle, but geologically important events . Comparison of Conventional & Short-Age Geology. Faith, Reason, and Earth History. Chapter 14. by Dr. Leonard Brand. Short-age. Geology. Conventional. Geology. Assumptions. Interpretations. Challenges. How long ago were the dinosaurs here? How do we even describe geologic time anyway?. EONS. which are divided into . ERAS. ,. which are divided into. . PERIODS. ,. which are divided into. . EPOCHS. INDEX . FOSSILS . (brief, but widespread). HOW . MUCH PLATES HAVE . MOVED ALL OVER. . . . show how Earth went from . Pangeae. to how it is today in only 230 million years. 71 million years ago, India was down in the southern hemisphere.. In depth: chapter 19. Geologic Time Scale. Examining layers of sedimentary rock, scientists have put together a chronology of Earth’s history.. It is divided into 4 Eras:. 1. Precambrian (3.5 . bya. 8. th. Grade Science. Geologic Time. Geologic time. . - Earth’s history is divided into units of time that make up the . Geologic . T. ime . S. cale. .. Time units on the scale are based on the appearance (. Geological “Clocks”. Geologic time determination is subdivided into 2 categories:. Relative Dating: simply determines whether or not an event occurs before or after another event (e.g. a granite dike is younger than the surrounding sandstone since it intrudes across the sandstone in an outcrop).. East-Central Idaho — . Metasedimentary. Strata, . Ore . Types, . Folds, Dikes, and Metamorphic Overprint. Art . Bookstrom. , Steve Box, Pam Cossette, . Tom Frost, and Shane . Kostka. . Regional Geologic Map showing the Mesoproterozoic Belt-Purcell basin and the Lemhi sub-basin . Faith, Reason, and Earth History. Chapter 14. by Dr. Leonard Brand. Short-age. Geology. Conventional. Geology. Assumptions. Interpretations. Challenges. Starting Assumptions. Affect how scientists interpret data. Jacob Bleacher. Goddard Space Flight Center. 3. rd. Affordable Mars Workshop. Dec. 2, 2015. Geologic field work can be loosely defined as the body of work necessary to:. Determine the spatial distribution, age and attitude of the rock types within an area. Section 12.1 Discovering earth’s history. Uniformitarianism – the idea that physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today also operated in the past; the present is the key to the past.. a. Fossils. 3. Geologic Time Scale. 4. Geologic Belts. 5. NC Geologic History. How do we know . geologic . history. ?. Earth's History. Earth's history spans over a length of . 4.5 billion . years. Geologists have divided that time into units based on major geologic events and life forms. Normally we think of time in terms of days or years but geologists commonly refer to events that happened millions or billions of years ago. For example earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old. GEOLOGIC TIME. bioturbation. , oxygen, and . resuspension. where it is effectively sequestered for millennial time scales. .. Important to the global C cycle through the geologic carbon cycle - sediments are the point of entry .