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Created by abby Radske
over 6 years ago
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Whats the difference between relative dating and numerical dating?
Principal of Uniformitarism
Law of Superposition
Principle of Horizontality
Principle of Cross-cutting Relationships
What is Correlation?
Correlation:
Lithostratigraphic
Correlation:
Chronostratigraphic
Principle of Fossil Succession
What are index fossils??
What are Conformable Sequences?
What does Unconformity mean?
Disconformity
What are Contacts in Geological Terms?
Nonconformity
How do we measure the Numerical Date of Rocks?
Parent VS Daughter (isotopes)
What does Half-life mean?
Principle of Radiogenic Dating
How do Masses Move at the Surface?
What Triggers them?
Factors of Slope Failures
Internal Causes of Slope Failures
ancient slip surfaces
Internal Causes of Slope Failures
Exposed Bedding
Internal Causes of Slope Failures
Structures Within Rocks
Exfoliation
Weak Materials :
How does Water affect Rocks Integrity?
Creep
Solifluction
Earthflow
Slides
Rotational Slides (Slump)
Translational Slides
Long-runout Debris Flows
Snow avalanches
Loose-powder Avalanches
Slab Avalanches
Falls
Subsidence
Rock Dissolution
Fluid Withdrawal
Sediment Compaction
Mitigation of Mass Movements
Hydrologic Cycle
Processes of the Hydrologic Cycle
What is an Aquifer?
What is an Unconfined Aquifer?
What is a Confined Aquifer?
What does Porosity mean and how does it affect the infiltration of water into material?
Definition of a Stream
How do Streams affect the Hydrologic Cycle and the environment?
What are the 3 Basic Parts of a Stream?
What does Discharge mean?
The Cross Sectional Shape of Channels
Long profile of channels
How does friction affect the velocity of water in Streams
What is the Base Level of Streams? What happens if there is an increase/decrease in base level?
What does Graded Stream mean?
Channel Patterns
Stream Deposits
Causes of Flooding
What is a Flood Stage?
What is runoff?
What causes the increase in the amount of Runoff?
What is the primary affects of Floods?
What are the secondary affects of Floods?
What are the tertiary affects of Floods?
Flood Predicting : Statistics
What does Pe & Pt stand for, and what is the difference between them?
Flood Predicting : Mapping and Modelling of Landscape
Flood Predicting : Monitor Rainfall and Snowmelt
Flood Prevention & its problems
Benefits of Flooding