Geology 110 Review Sheet - Test 1

S.J. Baedke

TOPICS

• Scientific Method
• Formation of the Universe - Big Bang
• Evolution of Stars
• Differentiation of Planets
• Differentiation of Earth
• Abundance of Elements in Crust, Core, and Mantle
• Internal Processes
• External Processes
• Plate Tectonics
• Plate Boundaries Types
• Rock Cycle
• Igneous Rocks
• Classification
• Types of volcanic eruptions and where they occur (basaltic vs. rhyolitic)
• Aphanitic vs. Phaneritic vs. Porphyritic
• Felsic vs. Mafic
• Igneous Rock Bodies
• Physical vs. Chemical Weathering (causes and results)
• Erosion
• Types of Soils and Associated Climates
• Sedimentary Rocks
• Classification
• Clastic vs. Chemical
• Formation
• Sedimentary Environments (continental, shoreline, marine)
• Sedimentary Structures (ripples, dunes, strata, figure 7.7, 7.9)
• Metamorphic Rocks
• Classification
• Foilated vs. Non-foliated
• Contact vs. Regional Metamorphism
• Metamorphic Grade

• Deformation
• Stress vs. Strain
• Types of folds and the associated stresses that produce them.
• Types of faults and the associated stresses that produce them.