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Strain - Answer-An alteration in the shape or volume of a soil related to stress. It is calculated as the ratio of the new shape compared to the original shape Effective Stress - Answer-The total amount of stress placed on a soil minus the pore-water pressure Normal Stress - Answer-The compone...
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Add to cartStrain - Answer-An alteration in the shape or volume of a soil related to stress. It is calculated as the ratio of the new shape compared to the original shape Effective Stress - Answer-The total amount of stress placed on a soil minus the pore-water pressure Normal Stress - Answer-The compone...
Law of Superposition - Answer-Younger layers of rock sit atop older layers Law of Initial Horizontality - Answer-Layers of sedimentary rock are initially deposited flat in layers. relative age dating - Answer-the fossil assemblage existing within a rock specimen can be used to determine upper ...
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Add to cartLaw of Superposition - Answer-Younger layers of rock sit atop older layers Law of Initial Horizontality - Answer-Layers of sedimentary rock are initially deposited flat in layers. relative age dating - Answer-the fossil assemblage existing within a rock specimen can be used to determine upper ...
What is Geology? - Answer-In its broadest sense, geology is the study of Earth — its interior and its exterior surface, the rocks and other materials that are around us, the processes that have resulted in the formation of those materials, the water that flows over the surface and lies underground...
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Add to cartWhat is Geology? - Answer-In its broadest sense, geology is the study of Earth — its interior and its exterior surface, the rocks and other materials that are around us, the processes that have resulted in the formation of those materials, the water that flows over the surface and lies underground...
The assemblage of albite, chlorite, actinolite, and calcite would be most characteristic of - Answer-greenschist facies The assemblage of hornblende + plagioclase would most likely be - Answer-amphiboite facies In carbonates wollastonite + anorthite + diopside would most likely be - Answer-san...
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Add to cartThe assemblage of albite, chlorite, actinolite, and calcite would be most characteristic of - Answer-greenschist facies The assemblage of hornblende + plagioclase would most likely be - Answer-amphiboite facies In carbonates wollastonite + anorthite + diopside would most likely be - Answer-san...
Anorthosite - Answer-A plutonic igneous rock composed almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar, found in the San Gabriel Mountains and dated at 1.022 billion years. Connate Water - Answer-Water trapped in a formation at the time of deposition Franciscan Formation or Group - Answer-A heterogeneo...
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Add to cartAnorthosite - Answer-A plutonic igneous rock composed almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar, found in the San Gabriel Mountains and dated at 1.022 billion years. Connate Water - Answer-Water trapped in a formation at the time of deposition Franciscan Formation or Group - Answer-A heterogeneo...
Draw a Fault Trap. Discuss how it works. - Answer-Oil or gas in a porous layer of rock sealed off by a non porous layer Draw a Stratigraphic trap. Discuss how it works. - Answer-When the reservoir rock containing the oil traps it changes to less permeable Show Multilateral drilling from an off...
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Add to cartDraw a Fault Trap. Discuss how it works. - Answer-Oil or gas in a porous layer of rock sealed off by a non porous layer Draw a Stratigraphic trap. Discuss how it works. - Answer-When the reservoir rock containing the oil traps it changes to less permeable Show Multilateral drilling from an off...
Wyoming (Then WV, KY, and PA) - Answer-The top coal producing state in the us in 2010/2011 was... Land based plants; temperature - Answer-What are important elements of coal formation? Lithosphere; Atmosphere - Answer-Carbon is transferred from the_____ to the ____ during the extraction and bu...
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Add to cartWyoming (Then WV, KY, and PA) - Answer-The top coal producing state in the us in 2010/2011 was... Land based plants; temperature - Answer-What are important elements of coal formation? Lithosphere; Atmosphere - Answer-Carbon is transferred from the_____ to the ____ during the extraction and bu...
Geologists have been on a quest to drill down to the mantle for several decades. The goal is to learn more about volcanoes, earthquakes, and how the planet works. The deepest hole so far is the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia. Over 20 years, a team drilled down 40,230 feet. That's only halfway ...
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Add to cartGeologists have been on a quest to drill down to the mantle for several decades. The goal is to learn more about volcanoes, earthquakes, and how the planet works. The deepest hole so far is the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia. Over 20 years, a team drilled down 40,230 feet. That's only halfway ...
River/stream processes in the correct sequence as their occurrence in nature? - Answer-weathering, erosion, transport, deposition The general term for clay, silt, and sand deposited by running water - Answer-Alluvium Watersheds boundaries are called - Answer-Drainage divides Stream drainage...
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Add to cartRiver/stream processes in the correct sequence as their occurrence in nature? - Answer-weathering, erosion, transport, deposition The general term for clay, silt, and sand deposited by running water - Answer-Alluvium Watersheds boundaries are called - Answer-Drainage divides Stream drainage...
geology - Answer-Study of the earth, on how materials are made Baby Dinosaur fossil - Answer-bandlands Paleontology - Answer-a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils climatologist - Answer-A person who studies the different climates. speleologist - Answer-A pr...
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Add to cartgeology - Answer-Study of the earth, on how materials are made Baby Dinosaur fossil - Answer-bandlands Paleontology - Answer-a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils climatologist - Answer-A person who studies the different climates. speleologist - Answer-A pr...
How is the percent porosity of an aquifer calculated? - Answer-porosity= volume of pore space/total volume of rock Write Darcy's Law and identify terms. - Answer-Q = KIA where Q= ground water discharge (m3/day) K= hydraulic conductivity (permeability)(m/day) I = hydraulic gradient (ratio)...
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Add to cartHow is the percent porosity of an aquifer calculated? - Answer-porosity= volume of pore space/total volume of rock Write Darcy's Law and identify terms. - Answer-Q = KIA where Q= ground water discharge (m3/day) K= hydraulic conductivity (permeability)(m/day) I = hydraulic gradient (ratio)...
Which of the following disciplines study the origin and evolution of planet Earth over the last 4.6 billion years? - Answer-historical geology Which of the Earth's four "spheres" is the largest? - Answer-geosphere What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere? -...
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Add to cartWhich of the following disciplines study the origin and evolution of planet Earth over the last 4.6 billion years? - Answer-historical geology Which of the Earth's four "spheres" is the largest? - Answer-geosphere What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere? -...
Rocks belonging to the sedimentary group always consist of rock and/or mineral particles from pre-existing rocks. - Answer-False The study of geology is not related to such contemporary issues as acid rain because it deals with timescales of millions and billions of years. - Answer-False The r...
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Add to cartRocks belonging to the sedimentary group always consist of rock and/or mineral particles from pre-existing rocks. - Answer-False The study of geology is not related to such contemporary issues as acid rain because it deals with timescales of millions and billions of years. - Answer-False The r...
may be just a broad, gentle swelling out at sea but grows as it approaches shore. (Tsunamis are caused by volcanic or seismic activity or by undersea landslides, can be up to 30 meters high, and can be cross entire ocean basins.) - Answer-A tsunami... a) is a special kind of tidal wave caused ...
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Add to cartmay be just a broad, gentle swelling out at sea but grows as it approaches shore. (Tsunamis are caused by volcanic or seismic activity or by undersea landslides, can be up to 30 meters high, and can be cross entire ocean basins.) - Answer-A tsunami... a) is a special kind of tidal wave caused ...
Prelude- Which of the following statements is true? Choose one: A. The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle are, together, called the lithosphere. B. Plate tectonics theory explains how crust moves around on the outer core. C. The lithosphere lies below the asthenosphere. D. Plates are ...
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Add to cartPrelude- Which of the following statements is true? Choose one: A. The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle are, together, called the lithosphere. B. Plate tectonics theory explains how crust moves around on the outer core. C. The lithosphere lies below the asthenosphere. D. Plates are ...
Magma with high silica content tends to be - Answer-very viscous magma with low silica content tends to be - Answer-very fluid submarine eruptions of volcanoes - Answer-form pillow basalts which type of volcano is commonly composed of andesite - Answer-composite volcano an igneous rock m...
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Add to cartMagma with high silica content tends to be - Answer-very viscous magma with low silica content tends to be - Answer-very fluid submarine eruptions of volcanoes - Answer-form pillow basalts which type of volcano is commonly composed of andesite - Answer-composite volcano an igneous rock m...
Be able to distinguish between physical and historical geology. - Answer-• Physical geology - examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the many processes that operate beneath and upon its surface. • Historical geology - seeks an understanding of the origin of Earth and its...
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Add to cartBe able to distinguish between physical and historical geology. - Answer-• Physical geology - examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the many processes that operate beneath and upon its surface. • Historical geology - seeks an understanding of the origin of Earth and its...
List the different ways that a stream can erode its channel. - Answer-Quarrying~ removal of blocks from the bed of a channel Abrasion~ bed and banks of a bedrock are bombarded by particles carried into the flow. What is an incised meander? - Answer-~ Meanders in steep, narrow valleys ~ Caused b...
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Add to cartList the different ways that a stream can erode its channel. - Answer-Quarrying~ removal of blocks from the bed of a channel Abrasion~ bed and banks of a bedrock are bombarded by particles carried into the flow. What is an incised meander? - Answer-~ Meanders in steep, narrow valleys ~ Caused b...
Three Parts of field Geology - Answer-Stratigraphy, Structure, Geologic history Stratigraphy - Answer-the sequence and conditions of formation of the rock units Structure - Answer-the three dimensional geometric arrangement of the rock units Geologic history - Answer-The sequence of geologi...
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Add to cartThree Parts of field Geology - Answer-Stratigraphy, Structure, Geologic history Stratigraphy - Answer-the sequence and conditions of formation of the rock units Structure - Answer-the three dimensional geometric arrangement of the rock units Geologic history - Answer-The sequence of geologi...
silicates - Answer-any one of the numerous minerals that contain the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron as their basic structure. -account for more than 90% of earth's crust -iron, aluminum, gypsum, plaster for drywall. Oxides - Answer-metals bonded to oxygen -An oxide /ˈɒksaɪd/ is a chemical co...
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Add to cartsilicates - Answer-any one of the numerous minerals that contain the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron as their basic structure. -account for more than 90% of earth's crust -iron, aluminum, gypsum, plaster for drywall. Oxides - Answer-metals bonded to oxygen -An oxide /ˈɒksaɪd/ is a chemical co...
Apparent Dip - Answer-The Inclination of a plane measured in a direction *not* perpendicular to strike. Apparent Dip Direction - Answer-The bearing of the vertical plane containing the apparent dip angle. Attitude - Answer-The orientation in space. ß - Answer-The angle between strike and a...
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Add to cartApparent Dip - Answer-The Inclination of a plane measured in a direction *not* perpendicular to strike. Apparent Dip Direction - Answer-The bearing of the vertical plane containing the apparent dip angle. Attitude - Answer-The orientation in space. ß - Answer-The angle between strike and a...
Role of Engineering Geologist - Answer--technical analysis of earth materials and risk assessment of geologic hazards -geologic factors that affect engineering -assess integrity of soils, rock, and ground water -advice procedures and materials -communicate with the public Route to become Engi...
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Add to cartRole of Engineering Geologist - Answer--technical analysis of earth materials and risk assessment of geologic hazards -geologic factors that affect engineering -assess integrity of soils, rock, and ground water -advice procedures and materials -communicate with the public Route to become Engi...
When water contacts pyrite at the earth's surface, the runoff is commonly: - Answer-Acidic In an eolian sand aquifer, hydraulic conductivity would be expected to generally: - Answer-Be uniform Which of the following pairs likely would be composed of sediments with DIFFERENT grain size and s...
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Add to cartWhen water contacts pyrite at the earth's surface, the runoff is commonly: - Answer-Acidic In an eolian sand aquifer, hydraulic conductivity would be expected to generally: - Answer-Be uniform Which of the following pairs likely would be composed of sediments with DIFFERENT grain size and s...
Renewable Resources - Answer-Can be replaced as fast as it is being used Take hours or centuries to replace Example: Biomass, clean water inexhaustible resource - Answer-Never runs out! Example: Solar energy, wind, water Non-Renewable (exhaustible) - Answer-Fixed amount Cannot be replaced ...
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Add to cartRenewable Resources - Answer-Can be replaced as fast as it is being used Take hours or centuries to replace Example: Biomass, clean water inexhaustible resource - Answer-Never runs out! Example: Solar energy, wind, water Non-Renewable (exhaustible) - Answer-Fixed amount Cannot be replaced ...
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