Geology EXAM 1

the area of geology that studies materials composing earth and it's systems

the study of geology that concerns earth's origins and development through time

the idea that earth's landscapes were shaped primarily by great catastrophes

the idea that the physical, chemical, and biological processes that operate today also operates in the geologic past

Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere

volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, landslides

4.6 billion years

a group of Interacting or independent parts that form a complex whole

atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere

a thin blanket of gas that provides air and protects from the sun. produces weather and climate

dynamic mass of wateron earth's surface. covers 71% of the surface. primarily comprised of saltwater

all life on earth

the solid earth. comprised of soil and rock

13.7 million years ago

density and buoyancy

the bodies of our solar system have evolved from an enormous rotating cloud called a solar nebula.

portion of the seafloor adjacent to landmasses

a flooded extension of the continents

the boundary between continents and deep ocean basins

a thick wedge of sediment that moved downslope from the continental shelf and accumulated on the deep-ocean floor.

between continental margins and oceanic ridges

flat parts of basins

extremely deep depressions that are more than 11,000 ft

submerged volcanic structures