Mid-Term Topics PDF

[Isostasy ] ======================= - Be able to define the following terms: Isostasy, Archimedes Principle, Density - Explain what property determines the isostatic equilibrium position, what happens to this position when a floating mass gets either larger or smaller - Calculat...

[Isostasy ] ======================= - Be able to define the following terms: Isostasy, Archimedes Principle, Density - Explain what property determines the isostatic equilibrium position, what happens to this position when a floating mass gets either larger or smaller - Calculate density, total column mass, isostatic equilibrium position of a floating object - *See practice problems at the end of this document.* [Minerals ] ======================= - Most abundant elements and minerals - Know how minerals form - Methods used to identify minerals and distinguish their physical characteristics - I.D. minerals with the aid of an identification table **[Igneous/Sedimentary/Metamorphic ]** - How each of these types of rocks form - Understand each type of rock's specific texture terms and how you would recognize them - (Ex.: Phaneritic means slow cooling, individual crystals visible with unaided eye, which describes an Igneous rock) - Percent silica terms of igneous rocks, what these terms mean and how you'd recognize them - (Ex.: Mafic means lower percent silica, and therefore is a dark gray/black color) - Differences between oceanic and continental crustal rock - Recognize names of rocks with what kind they are - (Ex.: sandstone = sedimentary, pumice = igneous) - I.D. rocks with the aid of an identification table - Where you would find major sedimentary rocks (deep ocean, rivers, cont. shelf, etc.) - What features you use to identify formational processes of sands and sediments Coastal Processes ----------------- - Understand the impact that Longshore Transport and sediment drift have on beaches - Understand how and why sand layer patterns differ - Know some of the major flora and where they are found (i.e. dunes, interdune meadow and maritime forest) **[Sediment Sieve Analysis ]** - Be able to define the following terms: roundness, sphericity, sorting - Know what these terms indicate about the sediment provenance - Understand the correlation between grain-size and beach slope Questions on plate tectonics, Types of plate boundaries, and what geology it causes. Types of mts, etc..