PPT-Earth History GEOL 2110

Midterm 2 PreparationReview Style of Questions Matching term w definition Short definition of conceptsprocesses Name some of multiple characteristics 25 of points from Part II Quizzes REVIEW . *Correspondingauthor.E-mailaddresses:fcorsett@usc.edu(F.A.Corsetti),kaufman@geol.umd.edu(A.J.Kaufman).Earth-ScienceReviews73(2005)63 Lab . 6 . - . Landslides and Mass Wasting. Oct. . 9. . - . 12. , . 2012. Department of Earth Sciences. Department of Earth Sciences. REVIEW . | . 2. QUIZ . 4 . REVIEW. Mauna . Loa. Mauna . Kea. What . The . Sun. Is HOT!!!. The sun is an . average . star . The heat and light are the result of . Nuclear Reactions . constantly taking place in the sun.. It is in the . center. of our solar system. . Comparison . An Introduction to Ch 11&12. Regions of the Earth. The Earth is made up predominantly of two major regions:. A predominantly molten, central core. A mostly solid outer mantle and crust. Hydrosphere and Crust . Presented by Kesler Science. What are the main characteristics of the Earth’s layers?. How can the Earth’s layers be illustrated?. Essential Questions:. Earth's Layers. Earth’s Crust. The outer layer of the Earth. Lecture . 9. Absolute Dating of the Earth. Major Concepts. The discovery of radioactivity in the early 1900’s and the recognition that . radioactive deca. y . (a statistical event) . occurs at a constant average rate for particular unstable isotopes has provided a means of determining the absolute ages of earth materials. The Paleozoic Era. Part 4b: . Stratigraphy. and Tectonics of Silurian and Devonian . Periods. Major Concepts. The proliferation of coral reefs caused restricted basins wherein great thickness of limestone and . Lecture 3. Development of. Geological Concepts, Part I. Major Concepts. In the 17. th. and 18. th. centuries (Age of Reason), application of the scientific method of observation and interpretation began with the purpose of understanding earth processes in the context of the biblical account, but wound up challenging and discrediting that explanation. . The Cenozoic Era. The Modern World Emerges. Tectonics. Major Concepts. The volcanic null that corresponded with the . Laramide. . Orogeny. starting in the late Cretaceous ended in the late Eocene epoch (~40Ma) with the resumption of arc . The Mesozoic Era. Geologic and Tectonic History of the . North American Cordilleran. Major Concepts. The geologic history of Cordilleran . Orogen. of North America during the Mesozoic Era was dominated . How old is the earth?. How old is our earth?. Aristotle thought the Earth had existed eternally.. Early Romans believed its formation was relatively recent due to no records before the Trojan War.. 1640 – Ussher calculated Earth was created in . COMMON plumeswere initially thought to consist of primitive mantle (e.g., Schilling, 1973). As we found, mixing be-tween primitive and depleted mantle can explain the Sr and Nd isotopic compositions 2014. Veronica Sosa-Gonzalez. Russia: Setting the context. Outline. Geography and population. Health and education. Political history. Climate and Environment. Lake Baikal paper mill. http://thestateofthecentury.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/the-geopolitical-realities-of-eurasia/. Semester ‘year1. Fall Semester ‘year2. Spring Semester ‘year2. Fall Semester ‘year3. Spring Semester ‘year3. Fall Semester ‘year4. Spring semester ‘year4. GEOL. 1101 (1). Sci as Profession.