Geology
What are the three major rock types?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
What mineral are most marine shells made of?
CaCO3
What is the definition of a mineral?
1. Naturally forming
2. Solid
3. Definite and homogeneous chemical composition
4. Crystal structure
Name the two body waves
Primary (P) and Secondary (S) waves
What does DEEPS stand for?
Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
From shallowest to deepest deposition, what are the standard sedimentary facies seen in passive margins?
(Conglomerate), Sandstone, Shale, Limestone
What mineral are human bones made out of?
Apatite (Hydroxyapatite)
What stable isotopes are used to measure the input of carbon into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels?
14C-12C
What are the three main ways in which melt is produced on earth?
Hotspot (increasing geotherm T), MOR (decreasing geotherm depth), Subduction (decreasing solidus T)
Who are the DEEPS concentration advisors?
Karen Fischer, Tim Herbert, Steve Parman.
What are the 4 ephemeral streams?
Arroyo, gully, wash, and coulee
Which organisms are theorized to have had a major impact on Archaean Climate?
Methanogens
Name the 6 silicate subgroups
Nesosilicates, Sorosilicates, Cyclosilicates, Inosilicates, Phyllosilicates, Tectosilicates
What effect does pore pressure have on primary stresses
It counteracts (decreases) them
Which DEEPS professor has worked in a coal mine?
Jack Mustard
What is the name of curve faults that flatten at depth?
Listric faults
What radiometric isotope system is used to date core formation in differentiated planetary objects?
182HF - 182W (Hf-W is an acceptable answer)
Below what boundary in the atmosphere is friction no longer negligible?
Planetary boundary layer
How many DEEPS concentrators are in the class of 2025?
10
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