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APSC 151 FINAL EXAM WEEK 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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APSC 151 FINAL EXAM WEEK 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name: Score:66 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 66
- 1.6-1bya
- eukaryotes with nuclei start
- multicellular life
Divergent boundary
Other Mineral Groups
Meso-Proterozoic Era
Relative Age Dating
Definition 2 of 66
- radioactive decay - breakdown of an isotope
- calculate ages of rocks & minerals that contain particular isotopes
Relative Age Dating
Proterozoic Eon
Engineering Geology
radiometric dating
Definition 3 of 66
the bending, tilting, and folding, and faulting events are younger than the rocks the affect
Half-Life
Deformation
Earth's Crust
Hydrosphere
,Definition 4 of 66
- Two plates move apart, resulting in upwelling of material from the mantle to create new
seafloor
- mainly at mid ocean ridges
absolute age dating
Divergent boundary
Engineering Geology
Earth's Crust
Definition 5 of 66
- troposphere: our air (12km thick)
- Ozone layer protects from sun's radiation
- Global climate due to atmosphere and hydrosphere
Earth's Core
Geosphere
Fracture
Atmosphere
Definition 6 of 66
- 65.5-2.6mya
- start of Cenozoic Era
- Mammals thrive
Devonian Period
Cretaceous Period
Tertiary Period
Neo-Proterozoic Era
,Definition 7 of 66
Oxides, Hydroxides, Sulfides, Sulfates, Native Elements, Halides, Carbonates
Index Fossils
Other Mineral Groups
Historical Geology
Specific Gravity
Definition 8 of 66
- 2.6mya to present
- regular cycle of ice ages
- continents mostly in current position
- rise of humans
- Anthropocene officially declared in 2016 (nuclear age)
Archaean Eon
Devonian Period
Quaternary Period
Permian Period
Definition 9 of 66
Alfred Wegener proposed continents moved about the face of the planet (evidence: fossils,
ice age evidence, continents fir together)
Divergent boundary
Engineering Geology
Continental Drift
Georisk Management
, Definition 10 of 66
HOW continents move and interact (convection currents in the mantle) proven by mountain
ranges matching, Hawaii hot spot chain etc.
Continental Drift
Earth's Core
Physical Geology
Plate Techtonics
Definition 11 of 66
- engineering properties of geomaterials
- the concentration of mineral and energy resources
- location and accessory of groundwater
- natural hazards and georisk
- environmental issues
- human existence
Convergent Boundaries
Waves determining structure of earth
Georisk Consequence
Impacts of Engineering Geology
Definition 12 of 66
Crystal Habit, Lustre, Colour, Streak, Hardness, Cleavage, Fracture, Specific Gravity,
Magnetism, Reaction to Acid, Double Refraction, Malleability, Striations, Twinning
Georisk Management
Mineral Properties
Continental Drift
Divergent boundary
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